Vallée de Pakiu
Vallée de Pakiu is a valley in French Polynesia and has an elevation of 101 metres. Vallée de Pakiu is situated nearby to the town Taioha’e, as well as near the locality Vaitu.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Notre Dame Cathedral.
Notre Dame Cathedral
Church
Photo: Sémhur, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Notre Dame Cathedral is a 20th-century church that serves as the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Taiohae or Tefenuaenata. It is located in the Meau Valley near the capital centre on the island of Nuku Hiva.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Madison, Nuku Hiva and Hatihe’u.
Fort Madison, Nuku Hiva
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.
Hatihe’u
Village
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 8 km north of Vallée de Pakiu.
Vallée de Pakiu
- Type: Valley with an elevation of 101 metres
- Also known as: “Vallee de Pakiu” and “Valley of Pakiu”
- Category: landform
- Location: French Polynesia, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude
-8.90309° or 8° 54′ 11″ southLongitude
-140.09444° or 140° 5′ 40″ westElevation
101 metres (331 feet)Open location code
633X3WW4+Q6GeoNames ID
4031007
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