Taiohae
Sign in to save'''Taioha'e''' is the main town on Nuku Hiva island. The town is located on a former volcanic crater, which has partly collapsed into the ocean, creating a bay. thumb|Commodore David Porter (naval officer)|Porter's fleet with the Essex and her prizes in Massachusetts Bay, Nooaheevah in 1813
Key facts
- French commune.name
- Taioha'e
- French commune.image
- NukuHiva - Baie de Taiohae - 20061109.jpg
- French commune.caption
- View of Taiohae and Taiohae Bay
- French commune.INSEE
- 987
- French commune.administrative subdivision
- Marquesas Islands
- French commune.type
- Associated commune
- French commune.commune
- Nuku-Hiva
- French commune.utc offset
- −9:30
- French commune.map caption
- Location within Marquesas Islands
- French commune.area km2
- 4.279
- French commune.population
- 2218
- French commune.population date
- 2022
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- Area
- 4.279
- Image
- NukuHiva - Baie de Taiohae - 20061109.jpg
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'''Taioha'e''' is the main town on Nuku Hiva island. The town is located on a former volcanic crater, which has partly collapsed into the ocean, creating a bay. thumb|Commodore David Porter (naval officer)|Porter's fleet with the Essex and her prizes in Massachusetts Bay, Nooaheevah in 1813
This is the site of Fort Madison, set up by David Porter in 1813.
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France
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geographic coordinate system
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French Polynesia
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Marquesas Islands
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commune of France
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volcanic crater
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UTC−09:30
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overseas collectivity of France
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Nuku Hiva
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Nuku-Hiva
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administrative subdivision of French Polynesia
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David Porter
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associated commune
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USS Essex
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