Baie Ua-Uka
Baie Ua-Uka is a bay in French Polynesia. Baie Ua-Uka is situated nearby to the hamlet Hakaui, as well as near the locality Les Deux Vallées.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Madison, Nuku Hiva.
Fort Madison, Nuku Hiva
Locality
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Fort Madison, on Nuku Hiva at Taioha'e Bay, was the first naval base of the United States in the Pacific Ocean. It was built by Commodore David Porter in October and November 1813, during the Nuku Hiva Campaign of the War of 1812, for protecting the settlement of Madisonville from British and Marquesan attacks.
Baie Ua-Uka
- Type: Bay
- Also known as: “Ua-uka”
- Category: body of water
- Location: French Polynesia, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude
-8.94525° or 8° 56′ 43″ southLongitude
-140.15722° or 140° 9′ 26″ westElevation
330 metres (1,083 feet)Open location code
633X3R3V+V4OpenStreetMap ID
node 8179698756OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bayGeoNames ID
4030982
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