Vaipō Falls

Vaipo Waterfall is a waterfall on the island of , in the Marquesas of . It is a horsetail-type waterfall with a single drop of height 1148 ft, making it the tallest waterfall in outside of and .
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Photo: Yves Picq, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Waterfall
  • Description: waterfall
  • Also known as: “Cascade Vaipō”, “Hakaui Waterfall”, “Vaipo Waterfall”, and “Vaipō Waterfall”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fort Madison, Nuku Hiva.

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. is situated 8 km east of Vaipō Falls.

Vaipō Falls

Latitude
-8.90701° or 8° 54′ 25″ south
Longitude
-140.16569° or 140° 9′ 57″ west
Height
350 metres (1,148 feet)
Open location code
633X3RVM+5P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2299598518
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­waterfall
Wiki­data ID
Q37318
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Urdu—“Vaipō Falls” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ڤايپو واتيرفال”
  • French: “cascade de Vaipo”
  • French: “Cascade de Vaipo”
  • German: “Vaipō-Wasserfall”
  • Italian: “cascata di Vaipo”
  • Japanese: “ヴァイポ滝”
  • Korean: “바이포 폭포”
  • Mazanderani: “ئوشار وایپو”
  • Mazanderani: “وایپو ئوشار”
  • Persian: “آبشار وایپو”
  • Persian: “ابشار وایپو”
  • Spanish: “Cascada de Ahauii”
  • Spanish: “Cascada de Vaipo”
  • Tajik: “Вайпо”
  • Tajik: “Обшори Вайпо”
  • Tajik: “Шаршараи Вайпо”
  • Urdu: “وائپو آبشار”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Vaikaheke and Vaioa Falls.

Nearby Places

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