Vaimeii
Vaimeii is a valley in Nuku-Hiva, Marquesas Islands. Vaimeii is situated nearby to the hamlet Hakaui, as well as near the locality Les Deux Vallées.Places of Interest
Highlights include Vaipō Falls.
Vaipō Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Yves Picq, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vaipo Waterfall is a waterfall on the island of Nuku Hiva, in the Marquesas of French Polynesia. It is a horsetail-type waterfall with a single drop of height 1148 ft, making it the tallest waterfall in Polynesia outside of New Zealand and Hawaii.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Madison, Nuku Hiva.
Fort Madison, Nuku Hiva
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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.
Vaimeii
- Type: Valley
- Category: landform
- Location: Nuku-Hiva, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude
-8.9258° or 8° 55′ 33″ southLongitude
-140.1513° or 140° 9′ 5″ westOpen location code
633X3RFX+MFOpenStreetMap ID
node 13510957915OpenStreetMap feature
natural=valley
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Localities in the Area
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