Tepuka

Tepuka is an island eighteen kilometers west of , in the northwest of , the main atoll of the nation of . Te puka, or Pouka, is the name of a tree - Hernandia peltata.There is a well-preserved underground bunker on the island, which was an American communications outpost built during the Pacific War, which was connected to the .
  • Islet
  • …was formerly known as “Tekuka Islet”
  • Description: island in Funafuti atoll, Tuvalu
  • Also known as
    “Tebuka Island”
    “Tepuka Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Te Afualiku and Fualopa.

Islet
is an of , . is situated 3½ km northeast of Tepuka.

Islet
is an islet of , . is situated 3½ km southwest of Tepuka.

Tepuka

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Latitude
-8.46293° or 8° 27′ 47″ south
Longitude
179.07995° or 179° 4′ 48″ east
Open location code
6V3XG3PH+RX
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Turkish—“Tepuka” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Tepuka”
  • Cebuano: “Tepuka”
  • Chinese: “泰普卡”
  • Czech: “Tepuka”
  • Dutch: “Tepuka”
  • Esperanto: “Tepuka”
  • French: “Tepuka”
  • German: “Tepuka”
  • Hungarian: “Tepuka”
  • Japanese: “テプカ島”
  • Polish: “Tepuka”
  • Portuguese: “Tepuka”
  • Turkish: “Tepuka”

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