Vaioteana
Vaioteana is a locality in Nuku-Hiva, Marquesas Islands. Vaioteana is situated nearby to the locality Vallée de Pakiu, as well as near Fort Madison, Nuku Hiva.Places of Interest
Highlights include Notre Dame Cathedral.
Notre Dame Cathedral
Church
Photo: Sémhur, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Notre Dame Cathedral 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 Nuku Hiva.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Madison, Nuku Hiva and Hatihe’u.
Fort Madison, Nuku Hiva
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.
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". Hatihe’u is situated 10 km north of Vaioteana.
Vaioteana
- Type: Locality
- Location: Nuku-Hiva, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude
-8.91653° or 8° 54′ 60″ southLongitude
-140.08587° or 140° 5′ 9″ westOpen location code
633X3WM7+9MOpenStreetMap ID
node 3112513194OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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