Hermann Melville tombeau

Hermann Melville tombeau is a tomb in Nuku-Hiva, Marquesas Islands. Hermann Melville tombeau is situated nearby to the sports venue Préau, as well as near the museum Musee de rose corser.

Places of Interest Nearby

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. Notre Dame Cathedral is situated 660 metres northeast of Hermann Melville tombeau.

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

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 10 km north of Hermann Melville tombeau.

Hermann Melville tombeau

Type: Tomb
Categories: historic site and burial
Location: Nuku-Hiva, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude

-8.9136° or 8° 54′ 49″ south

Longitude

-140.10797° or 140° 6′ 29″ west

Open location code

633X3VPR+HR

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7290805286

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=tomb

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In Other Languages

“Hermann Melville tombeau” goes by many names.

Spanish: “Tumba de Hermann Melville”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Préau and Musee de rose corser.

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