Landmark· Tubuai· French Polynesia: Tuamotus, Marquesas, Gambier & Australs
Fort George Bounty Site (Tubuai)
23° 20.8′ S · 149° 27.2′ W · approximate
In 1789 the Bounty mutineers tried to settle Tubuai and built Fort George on the NE coast at Taahuaia, before fighting with islanders forced them out. A reconstruction marks the site today.
Practical
Approximate position: Taahuaia village (OSM), where Wikipedia places the fort; fr.wikipedia calls the site private, while Tahiti Tourisme describes a reconstruction worth visiting. Ask locally about access. The mutineers arrived on 29 May 1789 in what is now called Bloody Bay.
Best for
Bounty history
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