Landmark· Nuku Hiva· French Polynesia: Tuamotus, Marquesas, Gambier & Australs
Melville Monument (Taiohae)
8° 54.8′ S · 140° 6.5′ W
A carved wooden memorial on the western shore of Taiohae Bay showing the route Herman Melville took when he jumped ship in 1842 and walked over to the Typee valley.
Practical
Coordinate is the OpenStreetMap 'Hermann Melville' memorial node by the western cemetery. Kandu (2016): a carved tree stump with a weathered roof, tucked in on the shore side next to the western cemetery. Melville deserted the whaler Acushnet in July 1842 and spent weeks with the Tai Pi before writing 'Typee' (1846). Sea-Seek also lists a Melville stele in Taiohae.
Best for
Literary history on a walk round the bay
Nearby
- He'e Tai Inn Restaurant (Rose Corser's, Taiohae)0.2 NM away
- Rose Corser Museum (Taiohae)0.2 NM away
- Heiva i Nuku Hiva and 14 July Festivities (Taiohae)0.3 NM away
- Keikahanui Pearl Lodge (Taiohae)0.3 NM away
- Magasin Hoata (Taiohae)0.3 NM away
- Mokai Bar Happy Hour (Le Nuku Hiva by Pearl Resorts)0.3 NM away
- Paepae Piki Vehine (Queen Vaekehu's Platform, Taiohae)0.3 NM away
- Tohua Temehea (Taiohae)0.3 NM away