Taaea

Taaea is a valley in , . Taaea is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hatihe’u and Fort Madison, Nuku Hiva.

Village
Hatihe'u is a village in , in the . 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".

Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Fort Madison, on at Taioha'e Bay, was the first naval base of the 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 from and attacks.

Village
is a small village on , in the . It lies on Bay.

Taaea

Latitude
-8.866° or 8° 51′ 58″ south
Longitude
-140.097° or 140° 5′ 49″ west
Open location code
633X4WM3+H6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 13510958001
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­valley
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Satellite Map

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