Matavai Bay
Matavai Bay is a bay on the north coast of Tahiti, the largest island in the Windward group of French Polynesia. It is in the commune of Mahina, approximately 8 km east of the capital Pape'ete.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: William Hodges, Public domain.
- Type: Bay
- Description: bay on the north coast of Tahiti
- Also known as: “Baie de Matavai”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pointe Vénus Lighthouse.
Pointe Vénus Lighthouse
Photo: Jens Bludau, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Pointe Vénus lighthouse is a lighthouse located in the commune of Mahina, in the far north of the island of Tahiti in French Polynesia. It marks the north of the island and marks the bay of Matavai.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Māhina and Papeete.
Māhina
Town
Photo: William Hodges, Public domain.
Māhina is a commune in the north of Tahiti in French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. Māhina is located on the island of Tahiti, in the administrative subdivision of the Windward Islands, themselves part of the Society Islands.
Papeete
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Papeete is the capital city of French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of the French Republic located in the Pacific Ocean. The commune of Papeʻetē is located on the island of Tahiti, in the administrative subdivision of the Windward Islands, of which Papeʻetē is the administrative capital.
Matavai Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: French Polynesia, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude
-17.5003° or 17° 30′ 1″ southLongitude
-149.49692° or 149° 29′ 49″ westElevation
3 metres (10 feet)Open location code
53JGFGX3+V6OpenStreetMap ID
node 3221656612OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
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Satellite Map
Discover Matavai Bay from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Russian—“Matavai Bay” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Baie de Matavai”
- Chinese: “馬塔瓦伊灣”
- Chinese: “马塔瓦伊湾”
- French: “baie de Matavai”
- French: “Baie de Matavai”
- German: “Baie de Matavai”
- German: “Matavai Bay”
- Hebrew: “מפרץ מאטאוי”
- Indonesian: “Teluk Matavai”
- Italian: “Baia di Matavai”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Matavaibukta”
- Norwegian: “Matavaibukta”
- Persian: “خلیج ماتاوای”
- Russian: “Матавай (залив)”
- Russian: “Матавай”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Venus Beach and Lotissement Villierme.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mairie de Mahina and Poste de Mahina.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Matavai Bay”. Photo: William Hodges, Public domain.