Tekeika
Tekeika is a valley in Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. Tekeika is situated nearby to the locality Les Deux Vallées, as well as near Plateau de Toovii.Places of Interest
Highlights include Vaipō Falls and Notre Dame Cathedral.
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.
Notre Dame Cathedral
Church
Photo: Sémhur, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Notre Dame Cathedral is a 20th-century church that serves as the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Taiohae or Tefenuaenata. It is located in the Meau Valley near the capital centre on the island of Nuku Hiva.
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.
Tekeika
- Type: Valley
- Category: landform
- Location: Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia, Polynesia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-8.8911° or 8° 53′ 28″ southLongitude
-140.139° or 140° 8′ 20″ westOpen location code
633X4V56+HCOpenStreetMap ID
node 13510957919OpenStreetMap feature
natural=valley
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Les Deux Vallées and Plateau de Toovii.
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