Teatua a Taepoa
Teaafua a Taepoa or Teaafua-a-Taepoa, is an islet of Nanumea atoll, Tuvalu. It is a small uninhabited islet, which Nanumean traditions describe as being formed when sand spilled from the baskets of two women, Pai and Vau, when they were forced off Nanumea by Tefolaha, the Tongan warrior who became the ancestor of the people of Nanumea.Photo: NASA, Public domain.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Temotufoliki.
Temotufoliki
Islet
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
Te Motu Foliki is an islet of Nanumea atoll, Tuvalu. It is a small uninhabited islet, which Nanumean traditions describe as being formed when sand spilled from the baskets of two women, Pai and Vau, when they were forced off Nanumea by Tefolaha, the Tongan warrior who became the ancestor of the people of Nanumea.
Teatua a Taepoa
Latitude
-5.65947° or 5° 39′ 34″ southLongitude
176.10386° or 176° 6′ 14″ eastOpen location code
6V6R84R3+6GOpenStreetMap ID
way 264339545OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineGeoNames ID
2110316Wikidata ID
Q7691991
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Teatua a Taepoa” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Teatua a Taepoa”
- Dutch: “Teatua a Taepoa”
- Esperanto: “Teatua a Taepoa”
- French: “Teatua a Taepoa”
- German: “Teatua a Taepoa”
- Japanese: “テアトゥアアタエポア”
- Polish: “Teatua a Taepoa”
- Portuguese: “Teatua a Taepoa”
- Spanish: “Teatua a Taepoa”
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