Hooumi
Hooumi is a bay in Nuku-Hiva, Marquesas Islands.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Madison, Nuku Hiva and Hatihe’u.
Fort Madison, Nuku Hiva
Locality
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".
Hooumi
- Type: Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Nuku-Hiva, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude
-8.8942° or 8° 53′ 39″ southLongitude
-140.025° or 140° 1′ 30″ westOpen location code
633X4X4F+8XOpenStreetMap ID
node 8179600253OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
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