Fongafale

Fongafale is the largest and most populated of 's islets in . It is a long narrow sliver of land, 12 km 7.46 miles long and between 10 and 400 metres wide, with the South Pacific Ocean and reef on the east and the protected lagoon on the west.
Wikipedia
  • Island
  • …has 6,010 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 5 metres (16 feet)
  • Description: largest of Funafuti’s islets in Tuvalu
  • Also known as
    “Fagafale”
    “Fogale”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Funafuti International Airport and Tuvalu Mosque.
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is an in …
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is a community center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Senala and Alapi.
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is a located on the southern coast…

Fongafale

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Latitude
-8.52044° or 8° 31′ 14″ south
Longitude
179.19905° or 179° 11′ 57″ east
Open location code
6V3XF5HX+RJ
Geo­Names ID
2110379
Wiki­data ID
Q731947

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Fongafale” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Fongafale”
  • Azerbaijani: “Fonqafale”
  • Basque: “Fongafale”
  • Bavarian: “Fongafale”
  • Cebuano: “Fongafale”
  • Chinese: “丰阿法莱”
  • Chinese: “豐阿法萊”
  • Czech: “Fagafale”
  • Czech: “Fogale”
  • Czech: “Fongafale”
  • Dutch: “Fongafale”
  • Esperanto: “Fongafale”
  • Finnish: “Fongafale”
  • French: “Fongafale”
  • Galician: “Fongafale”
  • Galician: “Illote Fongafale”
  • German: “Fongafale”
  • Greek: “Φονγκαφάλε”
  • Hebrew: “פונגפייל”
  • Hungarian: “Fongafale”
  • Ido: “Fongafale”
  • Indonesian: “Fongafale”
  • Italian: “Fongafale”
  • Japanese: “フォンガファレ島”
  • Korean: “퐁가팔레섬”
  • Lithuanian: “Fongafalė”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Fongafale”
  • Norwegian: “Fongafale”
  • Persian: “فونگافاله”
  • Polish: “Fongafale”
  • Portuguese: “Fongafale”
  • Russian: “Фонгафале”
  • Slovak: “Fongafale”
  • Spanish: “Fagafale”
  • Spanish: “Fogale”
  • Spanish: “Fongafale”
  • Spanish: “Isla Fongafale”
  • Swedish: “Fongafale”
  • Thai: “โฟงาฟาเล”
  • Turkish: “Fongafale”
  • Turkish: “Funafuti”
  • Urdu: “فونگافالے”
  • Welsh: “Fongafale”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Runway as Public Playground and Dormitory and Football Stadium.

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