Anaumia
Anaumia is a bay in French Polynesia.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hatihe’u and Fort Madison, Nuku Hiva.
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".
Fort Madison, Nuku Hiva
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.
Anaumia
- Type: Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: French Polynesia, Polynesia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-8.8425° or 8° 50′ 33″ southLongitude
-140.038° or 140° 2′ 17″ westOpen location code
633X5X46+XROpenStreetMap ID
node 8179568714OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
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