Tahaoa
Tahaoa is a bay in Tahuata, Marquesas Islands.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vaitahu.
Vaitahu
Village
Photo: Svsoutherncross, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vaitahu is the name of a bay and valley in western Tahuata. It is the location of the most important village on the island. Spanish explorer Álvaro de Mendaña landed here on 21 July 1595 and named the town Madre de Dios.
Tahaoa
- Type: Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Tahuata, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude
-9.9519° or 9° 57′ 7″ southLongitude
-139.0426° or 139° 2′ 33″ westOpen location code
64222XX4+7XOpenStreetMap ID
node 8185212571OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
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