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Great Canoe Bay |
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| Longitude Min 149 30 W Longitude Max 17 30 00 S , Tahiti | |||
| The south-western end of Matavai Bay was named Great Canoe Bay by the Dolphin voyagers in June 1767. |
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At the western end of the bay is Utuhaihai, a low reef-fringed promontory. Cook gave Utuhaihai the name 'Marae Point' after discovering it was the site of a marae. It was in fact the location of Tarahoi, the principal marae of Te Porionu'u, the people of the Arue and Pare districts. Marae Tarahoi was associated with the kin-title held by Tutaha (Ha'amanemane), the paramount title-holder of Te Porionu'u at the time of Cook's first stay on Tahiti. | |
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Tutaha (Ha'amanemane; 'Hercules') (1708? - 1773) Places: Utuaimahurau (Marae) | Matavai Bay | |
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Published by South Seas, 1 February 2004 Comments, questions, corrections and additions: Paul.Turnbull@jcu.edu.au Prepared by: Paul Turnbull Updated: 28 June 2004 To cite this page use: http://nla.gov.au/nla.cs-ss-biogs-P000413 |