Petroglyphs

Petroglyphs is an archaeological site in , . Petroglyphs is situated nearby to the archaeological site , as well as near .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hatihe’u and Aʻakapa.

Village
Photo: Steve Berardi, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hatihe'u is a village in , in the . 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".

Village
is a small village on , in the . It lies on Bay. is situated 5 km northwest of Petroglyphs.

Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
, 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. is situated 9 km south of Petroglyphs.

Petroglyphs

Latitude
-8.83818° or 8° 50′ 17″ south
Longitude
-140.08959° or 140° 5′ 23″ west
Open location code
633X5W66+P5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4683069674
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
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