Valley on the island of Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands, Polynesia, famous for a novelized account of the life of its inhabitants, "Typee" written by Herman Melville in 1846. There are many stone structures including Vahangeku'a and anthropomorphous stone statues - some of the largest stone structures in the Marquesas. There are also megalithic terraced dance floors (tohua) and temples.