Hooumi

Hooumi is a hamlet in Nuku-Hiva, Marquesas Islands. Hooumi is situated nearby to the locality Te Haunanuatani, as well as near the neighborhood Teepooa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fort Madison and Hatihe’u.

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 8 km southwest of Hooumi.

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 9 km northwest of Hooumi.

Hooumi

Type: Hamlet
Also known as: “Houmi”
Category: locality
Location: Nuku-Hiva, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude

-8.88645° or 8° 53′ 11″ south

Longitude

-140.03056° or 140° 1′ 50″ west

Elevation

11 metres (36 feet)

Open location code

633X4X79+CQ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3201778491

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

4031023

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