Authorities in French Polynesia have issued a tsunami alert for the Marquesas Islands following a massive earthquake off ...

Authorities lifted the tsunami alert in French Polynesia’s Marquesas Islands but urged ongoing caution. Waves, reaching 1.50 ...

PARIS (Reuters) -Authorities in French Polynesia warned the population of several of the Marquesas Islands to expect tsunami waves up to four metres high in the early hours of Wednesday morning after ...

The shallow quake damaged buildings and injured several people in the remote Russian region, while much of Japan's eastern ...

PARIS (Reuters) -Local authorities lifted the tsunami alert in the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia on Wednesday and said people could return to their homes, but said residents should remain ...

After receiving a Tsunami alert in the Marquesas Islands, French Defence Minister Sébastien Lecornu said that the military in French Polynesia is on standby to help with rescue operations or medical ...

(About 9,000 people total live in the Marquesas, which has a combined 405 square miles.) Just like at other islands, friendly locals arrive in their own dusty 4X4 Toyota pickups to ferry us around.

Reporting from Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands — The tale is told that 23-year-old Herman Melville jumped ship when he visited the Marquesas Islands in 1842. Melville, who would eventually write ...

THE GIRLS OF THE MARQUESAS ISLANDS.-- Share full article Dec. 20, 1885 The New York Times Archives ...

Travel journalists Kinga Philipps and Justin Walter joined us to talk about the magic of the less-traveled Marquesas Islands. They shared some of their favorite islands and activities to check out ...