Fort Madison

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.
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  • Locality
  • …dates from 1813
  • Description: former military installation in Nuku Hiva, French Polynesia
  • Also known as
    “Fort Collette”
    “Fort Madison, Nuku Hiva”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Notre Dame Cathedral.
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is a 20th-century church that…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hatihe’u.
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Hatihe'u is a village in , in the . is situated 10 km north of Fort Madison.

Fort Madison

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Latitude
-8.91519° or 8° 54′ 55″ south
Longitude
-140.09498° or 140° 5′ 42″ west
Open location code
633X3WM4+W2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3112946273
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Wiki­data ID
Q5471573

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Fort Madison” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Fort Madison”
  • Russian: “Мэдисон (военная база)”
  • Russian: “Мэдисон (форт)”
  • Russian: “Форт Мэдисон”
  • Spanish: “Fort Madison (Islas Marquesas)”
  • Spanish: “Fort Madison”

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