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Hakapehi

Hakapehi is a locality in , . Hakapehi is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Notre Dame Cathedral.

Church
Photo: Sémhur, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fort Madison, Nuku Hiva and Hatihe’u.

Locality
Fort Madison, on at Taioha'e Bay, was the first naval base of the 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 from and attacks.

Village
Hatihe'u is a village in , in the . 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". is situated 10 km north of Hakapehi.

Hakapehi

Latitude
-8.91619° or 8° 54′ 58″ south
Longitude
-140.09268° or 140° 5′ 34″ west
Elevation
20 metres (66 feet)
Open location code
633X3WM4+GW
Geo­Names ID
4031046
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