Pointe Tikapo
Pointe Tikapo is a cape in Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Madison, Nuku Hiva.
Fort Madison, Nuku Hiva
Locality
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.
Pointe Tikapo
- Type: Cape
- Also known as: “Cap Martin”
- Category: landform
- Location: Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude
-8.9267° or 8° 55′ 36″ southLongitude
-140.0168° or 140° 1′ 0″ westOpen location code
633X3XFM+87OpenStreetMap ID
node 3112794622OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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