Papaheke

Papaheke is a bay in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fort Madison, Nuku Hiva.

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.

Papaheke

Latitude
-8.9265° or 8° 55′ 36″ south
Longitude
-140.0147° or 140° 0′ 53″ west
Open location code
633X3XFP+94
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8179600259
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
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Satellite Map

Discover Papaheke from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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