Vaituku
Vaituku is a locality in French Polynesia. Vaituku is situated nearby to the locality Vaihi, as well as near Teuhitua.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. Notre Dame Cathedral is situated 3½ km southwest of Vaituku.
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. Fort Madison, Nuku Hiva is situated 3½ km southwest of Vaituku.
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 7 km north of Vaituku.
Aʻakapa
Village
Aʻakapa is a small village on Nuku Hiva, in the Marquesas Islands. It lies on Aʻakapa Bay. Aʻakapa is situated 10 km northwest of Vaituku.
Vaituku
- Type: Locality
- Location: French Polynesia, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude
-8.8899° or 8° 53′ 24″ southLongitude
-140.07806° or 140° 4′ 41″ westOpen location code
633X4W6C+2QOpenStreetMap ID
node 3112513196OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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