Marquesa


 * Not to be confused with the Marquesas Islands, an archipelago of French Polynesia in the South Pacific.

Marquesa is the largest and most populous of the three islands which make up the Danish Antilles, alongside Parmesa and Santa Maria. Home to 185,000 people, approximately 80% of the Danish Antilles' population of over 230,400, Marquesa is home to Christiansby, the capital and largest city of the Danish Antilles, as well as Princess Marie International Airport, the main international gateway to the Danish Antilles and one of only three airports in the constituent country. Marquesa is just over twice the size of Parmesa, but is less mountainous, leaving more room for residential, commercial and agricultural development.