Puakaeko
Puakaeko 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.
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.
Puakaeko
- Type: Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Nuku-Hiva, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude
-8.9152° or 8° 54′ 55″ southLongitude
-140.016° or 140° 0′ 58″ westOpen location code
633X3XMM+WHOpenStreetMap ID
node 8179600256OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
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