Pointe Vénus Lighthouse
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Jens Bludau, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: lighthouse in French Polynesia, France
- Also known as: “Phare de la Pointe Venus” and “Pointe Venus Lighthouse”
- Historically known as: “Point Venus Light”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Papeete.
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.
Pointe Vénus Lighthouse
- Categories: lighthouse, building, and tourism
- Location: Māhina, Windward Islands, French Polynesia, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude
-17.49507° or 17° 29′ 42″ southLongitude
-149.49435° or 149° 29′ 40″ westElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Operator
EtatOpen location code
53JGGG34+X7OpenStreetMap ID
way 204556995OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
12509089Wikidata ID
Q3378497
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In Other Languages
From French to Italian—“Pointe Vénus Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de la pointe Vénus”
- French: “Phare de la pointe Vénus”
- French: “Phare de la Pointe Vénus”
- Italian: “Faro di Punta Venere”
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