Vaipae'e
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| Greater Region: | French Polynesia |
| French overseas territories : | Marquesas |
| Status: | settlement |
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Vaipae'e is the most populous settlement on the island of Ua Huka , in the Marquesas, a French overseas territory in French Polynesia . Vaipae'e is the main town in the Ua-Huka Commune and is located in the south of the island, northwest of Ua Huka Airport . The place itself is located in the Vallee de Vaipae (Valley of Vai Take) and above the Baie Invisible (Baie Vaitaka).
Infrastructure
The village has a meeting hall, a post office, an infirmary, a kindergarten and a primary school.
Attractions
The Marquesas Archaeological Museum (Musée Communal de Uahuka) was founded in 1989 and presents traditional handicrafts and everyday objects: tikis , wood carvings, tapas , jewelry, paddles, puzzles, adzes , as well as the reconstruction of a former cave shelter.
Individual evidence
- ↑ geonames.org .
- ↑ Philip John Crosskey Dark: Proceedings of a special session of the Pacific Arts Association: festschrift to honor Dr. Philip JC Dark: working papers . Pacific Arts Association, 1999, p. 241.
literature
- David Stanley: Moon Handbooks South Pacific 2004: 279. ISBN 1566914116 , 9781566914116
Coordinates: 8 ° 56 ′ S , 139 ° 35 ′ W