Te Heekamako
Te Heekamako is a cape in French Polynesia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Notre Dame Cathedral.
Notre Dame Cathedral
Church
Photo: Sémhur, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Notre Dame Cathedral is a 20th-century church that serves as the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Taiohae or Tefenuaenata. It is located in the Meau Valley near the capital centre on the island of Nuku Hiva.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Madison, Nuku Hiva.
Fort Madison, Nuku Hiva
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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.
Te Heekamako
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: French Polynesia, Polynesia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-8.9327° or 8° 55′ 58″ southLongitude
-140.0838° or 140° 5′ 2″ westOpen location code
633X3W88+WFOpenStreetMap ID
node 8179670801OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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Localities in the Area
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