Teanahava
Teanahava is a bay in Nuku-Hiva, Marquesas Islands.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aʻakapa and Hatihe’u.
Aʻakapa
Village
Aʻakapa is a small village on Nuku Hiva, in the Marquesas Islands. It lies on Aʻakapa Bay.
Hatihe’u
Village
Hatihe'u is a village in Nuku Hiva, in the Marquesas Islands. It lies on the bay of the same name and is also the name of an "amphitheater-shaped valley on the northeast side of the island".
Fort Madison
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.
Teanahava
- Type: Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Nuku-Hiva, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia, Polynesia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-8.8279° or 8° 49′ 40″ southLongitude
-140.0868° or 140° 5′ 12″ westOpen location code
633X5WC7+R7OpenStreetMap ID
node 13510957974OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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