Baie du Contrôleur
Baie du Contrôleur is a bay in French Polynesia. Baie du Contrôleur is situated nearby to the locality Hapaa, as well as near the hamlet Hooumi.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Madison, Nuku Hiva.
Fort Madison, Nuku Hiva
Locality
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 du Contrôleur
- Type: Bay
- Also known as: “Baie du Controleur”, “Comptroller Bay”, and “Taipi”
- Category: body of water
- Location: French Polynesia, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude
-8.91922° or 8° 55′ 9″ southLongitude
-140.03322° or 140° 1′ 60″ westOpen location code
633X3XJ8+8POpenStreetMap ID
node 2299593706OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bayGeoNames ID
4031059
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