Cimetière de la famille Royale

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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 250 metres northeast of Cimetière de la famille Royale.

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Fort Madison

Locality

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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

Photo: Steve Berardi, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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 9 km north of Cimetière de la famille Royale.

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