Marquesas Islands

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French Polynesian archipelago with extensive megalithic stone platforms (paepae and tohua), tiki statues, and ceremonial complexes (me'ae). Includes the largest tiki statues in Polynesia (some over 2.5 m tall) and elaborate stone-paved plazas. Marquesan navigators are believed to have founded Hawaii and influenced early Easter Island culture.

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