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Haʻava

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Ha‘ava is the Marquesan name of the 4 km (2.5 mi.) wide channel that separates Tahuata from Hiva Oa, in the southern Marquesas Islands. The French name for the passage is Canal du Bordelais.

The seas move through the channel at speeds of up to 20 knots[unreliable source?].

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