Matavai Bay

Matavai Bay is a bay on the north coast of , the largest island in the group of . It is in the commune of Mahina, approximately 8 km east of the capital .
Wikipedia
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 and Maison James Norman Hall.

Photo: Jens Bludau, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a lighthouse located in the commune of Mahina, in the far north of the island of in . It marks the north of the island and marks the bay of Matavai.

Museum
Photo: Saga70, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a historic house museum in . It exhibits the home of writer James Norman Hall, as it was in 1951 at the time of his death. Its collection includes a 3,000-volume library and the author's typewriter.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Māhina and Papeete.

Town
Photo: William Hodges, Public domain.
is a commune in the north of in , an overseas territory of in the Pacific Ocean. is located on the island of , in the of the , themselves part of the .

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is the capital city of , an overseas collectivity of the located in the Pacific Ocean. The commune of Papeʻete is located on the island of , in the administrative subdivision of the , of which Papeʻete is the administrative capital.

Matavai Bay

Latitude
-17.5003° or 17° 30′ 1″ south
Longitude
-149.49692° or 149° 29′ 49″ west
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
Open location code
53JGFGX3+V6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3221656612
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
4034223
Wiki­data ID
Q803710
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Satellite Map

Discover Matavai Bay from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mairie de Mahina and Poste de Mahina.

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