FRENCH POLYNESIA / POLYNÉSIE FRANÇAISE - PŌRĪNETIA FARĀNI.
Landscapes. Ua Pou Island.
Second stamp in a set of 3, issued on 27.09.2011.
Face value: 100 CFP francs.
Photo: Philippe Bacchet.
Printing: Offset lithohtaphy.
Print: 100,000 copies.
Size: 40 x 30 mm.
Catalogues
- Michel No. 1158.
- Scott No. 1060.
- StampWorld No. 1161.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 1209.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 958.
Ua
Pou or Uapou is an island in the Marquesas archipelago.
Its surface area is 105.6 km² (40.8 sq mi), its length 28 km (17.4 mi), and its
maximum width 25 km (15.53 mi). It is pyramidal in shape and characterized by
his basaltic pillars: Matahenua, 1,028 m (3,378 ft), Pouakei, 1,023 m (3,356
ft), and Oave, 1,230 m (4,035 ft). The people of the island (2,300 in
2017) are known for their skills as artisans, sculptors and tattoo artists, and
also as traditional singers and dancers.
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