Anakopeka

Anakopeka is a bay in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fort Madison, Nuku Hiva and Hatihe’u.

Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Fort Madison, 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.

Village
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".

Anakopeka

Latitude
-8.8812° or 8° 52′ 53″ south
Longitude
-140.0454° or 140° 2′ 44″ west
Open location code
633X4X93+GR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8179600251
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
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Satellite Map

Discover Anakopeka from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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