Marquesas Islands is in France, in French Polynesia. This sheet answers with open data: what the place is, where it sits at GPS precision and which notable attractions lie a few kilometers away.
Data sheet
What it is
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Country
France
City or region
French Polynesia
Coordinates
8.9000 S, 139.6000 W
UNESCO World Heritage
Yes (site or site component)
Notability (sitelinks)
86
The 5 closest notable attractions
Attraction
Country
Distance (km)
Henderson Island
United Kingdom
2,095.8
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park
United States
3,577.1
Rapa Nui National Park
Chile
3,765.9
USS Missouri
United States
3,916.5
Revillagigedo Islands
Mexico
4,261.5
The closest neighbor is Henderson Island, 2,095.8 km away in a straight line. The table above answers the question every itinerary starts with: what else is nearby?
The name in 3 languages
Português
Arquipélago das Marquesas
English
Marquesas Islands
Español
islas Marquesas
Source and method
Source
Wikidata (CC0), snapshot of 2026-07-09
Distances
Haversine over 8.9000 S, 139.6000 W and the 2,000 attractions in the snapshot
Notability
Marquesas Islands: 86 sitelinks; closest neighbor Henderson Island at 2,095.8 km