Nanumea Island

Nanumea Island is an atoll in Nanumea, Tuvalu and has about 664 residents. Nanumea Island is situated nearby to the abandoned locality Displaced Atoll Population During WW2, as well as near the locality Lolua Village.

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Highlights include Temotufoliki.

Temotufoliki

Islet

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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. Temotufoliki is situated 2½ km east of Nanumea Island.

Nanumea Island

Type: Atoll
Also known as: “Nanomea Atoll”, “Nanumea Atoll”, and “PHILISTINE WW2”
Category: landform
Location: Nanumea, Tuvalu, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude

-5.65579° or 5° 39′ 21″ south

Longitude

176.09076° or 176° 5′ 27″ east

Population

664

Elevation

3 metres (10 feet)

Open location code

6V6R83VR+M8

GeoNames ID

2110344

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