Baie du Contrôleur

Baie du Contrôleur is a bay in . Baie du Contrôleur is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fort Madison.

Locality
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, 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.

Baie du Contrôleur

Latitude
-8.91922° or 8° 55′ 9″ south
Longitude
-140.03322° or 140° 1′ 60″ west
Open location code
633X3XJ8+8P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2299593706
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
4031059
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