Taipi Vaii

Taipi Vaii is a village in French Polynesia. Taipi Vaii is situated nearby to the neighborhood Teepooa, as well as near the locality Vaihi.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hatihe’u and Fort Madison.

Hatihe’u

Village

Photo: Steve Berardi, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hatihe'u is a village in Nuku Hiva, in the Marquesas Islands. It lies on the bay of the same name and is also the name of an "amphitheater-shaped valley on the northeast side of the island". Hatihe’u is situated 6 km northwest of Taipi Vaii.

Fort Madison

Locality

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

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. Fort Madison is situated 6 km southwest of Taipi Vaii.

Taipi Vaii

Type: Village
Also known as: “Taipivai”
Category: locality
Location: French Polynesia, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude

-8.87358° or 8° 52′ 25″ south

Longitude

-140.058° or 140° 3′ 29″ west

Elevation

11 metres (36 feet)

Open location code

633X4WGR+HR

OpenStreetMap ID

node 471040728

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

4030990

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Localities in the Area

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