Taputapuatea marae

Marae Taputapuatea is a large complex at Opoa in , on the eastern coast of Raiatea. The site features a number of marae and other stone structures and was once considered the central temple and religious center of Eastern Polynesia.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: large marae complex at Opoa in Taputapuatea, on the south eastern coast of Raiatea
  • Also known as: “Taputapuātea”

Taputapuatea marae

Latitude
-16.83595° or 16° 50′ 9″ south
Longitude
-151.35934° or 151° 21′ 34″ west
Open location code
53MC5J7R+J7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1564972159
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q3287362
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In Other Languages

From Czech to Ukrainian—“Taputapuatea marae” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Marae Taputapuatea”
  • French: “Grand marae international Taputapuatea”
  • French: “Marae de Taputapuātea”
  • French: “Marae international Taputapuatea”
  • Galician: “Marae de Taputapuatea”
  • German: “Marae von Taputapuatea”
  • Hebrew: “טפוטפואטאה מראי”
  • Japanese: “タプタプアテアのマラエ”
  • Lithuanian: “Taputapuatea maraė”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Maraen Taputapuatea”
  • Norwegian: “Maraen Taputapuatea”
  • Persian: “تاپوتاپواته ئآ مارائه”
  • Russian: “Мараэ Тапутапуатеа”
  • Slovak: “Marae Taputapuatea”
  • Spanish: “Tapatapuatea marae”
  • Spanish: “Taputapuatea marae”
  • Turkish: “Taputapuatea marae”
  • Ukrainian: “Марае Тапутапуатеа”

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