Teavanui
Teavanui is a mountain saddle in French Polynesia and has an elevation of 576 metres. Teavanui is situated nearby to the locality Vaituku, as well as near the town Taiohae.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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Madison and Hatihe’u.
Fort Madison
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.
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".
Teavanui
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 576 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: French Polynesia, Polynesia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-8.8882° or 8° 53′ 18″ southLongitude
-140.0952° or 140° 5′ 43″ westElevation
576 metres (1,890 feet)Open location code
633X4W63+PWOpenStreetMap ID
node 6184217175OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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