Hana Vave

Hana Vave is the name of the northernmost bay on the west coast of Fatu Hiva in French Polynesia. The bay is sometimes called the Bay of Virgins, a translation of the French name Baie des Vierges.

View of Hana Vave from outside the entrance to the bay. Note basalt spire on either side of the bay.

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The French name originally given to the bay was Baie des Verges (Bay of Penes), because of the phallus-shaped basalt spires that rise on either side of its entrance.[1]

Hana Vave is also the name of a small village located at the head of the bay, which in 2020 had an estimated population of 346.