Tai o Hae

Located at the head of a wide bay of the same name, on the south side of Nuku Hiva, Tai o Ha'e is the principal town of Nuku Hiva, as well as the capital of the Marquesas Islands. (Another name for the town itself is Hakapehi.) On either side of the entrance to the bay are two small islands, called "The Sentinels". The western "sentinel" is called Motu Nui, and the eastern one is Mata ‘Ua Puna. The landscape of the town is dominated by Muake, a mountain rising behind the town to an elevation of 864 m (2,835 feet) above sea level, along the southern edge of the Tōvi‘i plateau. The cathedral Notre-Dame des Marquises is located in the eastern part of the town.

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It has only recently replaced Hiva `Oa's Atuona as the islands' chief town.

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Nuku Hiva: Nuku Hiva is the largest of the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia. It was formerly called also ?le Marchand and Madison Island....

Marquesas Islands: The Marquesas Islands, not to be confused with the Marquesas Keys of Florida, are a group of islands in French Polynesia. In French they are known as the ?les Marquises or Archipel des Marquises or Marquises, and in Marquesan they are known variously as Te Henua (K)enana (North Marquesan) and Te Fe...

Motu Nui: Motu Nui is an islet located at the southern part of Easter Island. The importance of this islet resides on a ritual that was created after the Moai stopped being revered, when the cult to the Tangata Manu started....

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