Haemio
Haemio is a bay in Nuku-Hiva, Marquesas Islands.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Madison and Hatihe’u.
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
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".
Haemio
- Type: Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Nuku-Hiva, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude
-8.8969° or 8° 53′ 49″ southLongitude
-140.0216° or 140° 1′ 18″ westOpen location code
633X4X3H+69OpenStreetMap ID
node 8179600252OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
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