Taioha'e

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Taioha'e
Town
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Taioha'e
Location in the Marquesas Islands
Coordinates: 8°54′35″S140°6′5″W / 8.90972°S 140.10139°W / -8.90972; -140.10139
Country Flag of France.svg  France
Overseas collectivityFlag of French Polynesia.svg  French Polynesia
TerritoryFlag of Marquesas Islands.svg  Marquesas Islands
Island Nuka Hiva
Area
  Total4.279 km2 (1.652 sq mi)
Population
  Total1,687
  Density394/km2 (1,020/sq mi)

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. [1]

Commodore Porter's fleet with the Essex and her prizes in Massachusetts Bay, Nooaheevah in 1813 USS Essex I.jpg
Commodore Porter's fleet with the Essex and her prizes in Massachusetts Bay, Nooaheevah in 1813

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References

  1. "Taiohae". French Polynesia: Other Islands Sights. Fodor's Travel. Retrieved 28 December 2011.