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 .
Wikipedia
  • Type: Islet
  • Description: island in Funafuti atoll, Tuvalu
  • Also known as: “Tebuka Island” and “Tepuka Island”
  • Historically known as: “Tekuka Islet”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Te Afualiku and Fualopa.

Islet
is an of , . It is the smallest island of Tuvalu. Te Ava Tepuka and Te Avua Sari are two neighbouring passages through Funafuti atoll in the northeast, between the islets of to the northeast and Tepuka to the southwest. is situated 3½ km northeast of Tepuka.

Islet
is an islet of , . It is part of the Funafuti Conservation Area, established in 1996 with the aim of preserving the natural fauna and flora of the area. is situated 3½ km southwest of Tepuka.

Tepuka

Latitude
-8.46293° or 8° 27′ 47″ south
Longitude
179.07995° or 179° 4′ 48″ east
Open location code
6V3XG3PH+RX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 136848791
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
2110307
Wiki­data ID
Q1047935
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Satellite Map

Discover Tepuka from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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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