Marquesas Islands (redirected from Mendana Islands)

Mar·que·sas Islands  (mär-kzz, -sz, -ss)

A volcanic archipelago in the southern Pacific Ocean, part of French Polynesia. The southern islands were discovered by a Spanish navigator in 1595; the northern group, by an American seafarer in 1791. France took possession of the islands in 1842.

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Marquesas Islands [mɑːˈkeɪsæs]

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(Placename) a group of volcanic islands in the S Pacific, in French Polynesia. Pop.: 8064 (1996). Area: 1287 sq. km (497 sq. miles) French name Îles Marquises [il markiz]

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Marquesas Islands - a group of volcanic islands in the south central Pacific; part of French Polynesia Iles Marquises French Oceania, French Polynesia - a French overseas possession in the South Pacific