Les Deux Vallées

Les Deux Vallées is a locality in Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. Les Deux Vallées is situated nearby to the locality Plateau de Toovii, as well as near the hamlet Tauamaka.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Vaipō Falls.

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. Vaipō Falls is situated 3 km southwest of Les Deux Vallées.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fort Madison and Aʻakapa.

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. Fort Madison is situated 6 km southeast of Les Deux Vallées.

Aʻakapa

Village

Aʻakapa is a small village on Nuku Hiva, in the Marquesas Islands. It lies on Aʻakapa Bay. Aʻakapa is situated 8 km north of Les Deux Vallées.

Hatihe’u

Village

Photo: Steve Berardi, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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". Hatihe’u is situated 9 km northeast of Les Deux Vallées.

Les Deux Vallées

Type: Locality
Location: Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude

-8.89158° or 8° 53′ 30″ south

Longitude

-140.14149° or 140° 8′ 29″ west

Open location code

633X4V55+9C

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3112434762

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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