Marquesa


 * This article is about the island in the West Indies; for the French archipelago in the South Pacific, see Marquesas Islands.

Marquesa is the largest and most populous of the seven inhabited islands of the Commonwealth of Antilla, alongside Parmesa and Santa Maria. Marquesa accounts for approximately 80% of both the total land area and population of Antilla. The mountainous northern two thirds of Marquesa are sparsely populated and mostly covered in lush tropical rainforest, while the relatively flat southern third along English Bay is home to most of the island's population and agriculture, as well as Antilla's capital and largest city of Christiansby.