Temetiu
Temetiu is the South Marquesan name for the highest peak of the mountain ridge that rises above the western end of Ta'a Oa in southwestern Hiva ʻOa. Rising to 1,269 m above sea level, Temetiu is also the highest point on the island.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Sémhur, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,213 metres
- Description: mountain
- Also known as: “Mont Temeti”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Calvary Cemetery.
Calvary Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Tereva, Public domain.
Calvary Cemetery is the main cemetery in Atuona, Hiva ‘Oa, French Polynesia. It is located on a hillside on the eastern edge of town, overlooking the anchorage on Atuona Bay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Atuona.
Atuona
Town
Photo: Sémhur, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Atuona, located on Atuona Bay on the southern side of Hiva Oa island, French Polynesia, is the administrative centre of the commune of Hiva-Oa. Atuona was the capital of all the Marquesas Islands but it has been replaced by Taioha'e.
Temetiu
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Hiva-Oa, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude
-9.80965° or 9° 48′ 35″ southLongitude
-139.06851° or 139° 4′ 7″ westElevation
1,213 metres (3,980 feet)Open location code
64225WRJ+4HOpenStreetMap ID
node 3207674232OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Slovenian—“Temetiu” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Temetiu”
- Dutch: “Temetiu”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل تيميتيو”
- French: “mont Temetiu”
- French: “Mont Temetiu”
- German: “Mont Temetiu”
- German: “Temetiu”
- Ladin: “Temetiu”
- Polish: “Temetiu”
- Slovenian: “Temetiu”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Temetiu”. Photo: Sémhur, CC BY-SA 3.0.