...It is a mountainous volcanic island, with cliffs rising to 150-300m on the south and southwest coasts, and the island's highest peak, Mount Temetiu, is about 1200m above sea level. Atuona, the center of the island, which has a radio station, a hospital, and other facilities, was the headquarters of the French Marquise government from 1904, but was moved to Taiohae on Nuku Hiva in the 1940s. The painter Gauguin died here. *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Atuona" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…山がちの火山島で,南岸と南西岸には高さ150~300mにおよぶ断崖が切り立ち,島の最高峰テメティウ山は標高が約1200mある。ラジオ放送局,病院などがある島の中心アトゥオナには,1904年からフランスのマルキーズ統治の本拠が置かれていたが,40年代にヌクヒバ島のタイオハエに移された。画家ゴーギャンはここで亡くなった。… ※「アトゥオナ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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