Hakapuvai

Hakapuvai is a bay in , .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Notre Dame Cathedral.

Church
Photo: Sémhur, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 .

Places in the Area

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

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
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".

Hakapuvai

Latitude
-8.8945° or 8° 53′ 40″ south
Longitude
-140.0524° or 140° 3′ 9″ west
Open location code
633X4W4X+62
Open­Street­Map ID
node 13510958005
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
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Satellite Map

Discover Hakapuvai from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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