Polynesia
Tuvalu
Nukufetau

Sakalua

Sakalua is an islet of , . In the 19th century whalers established a shore camp on Sakalua where coal was used to melt down the whale blubber. The islet has been known as 'Coal Island'. The island has a large colony of terns.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Islet
  • Description: island in Nukufetau atoll, Tuvalu
  • Also known as: “Coal Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Teafuone and Teafatule.

Island
is an islet of , . has also been known as Entrance Island as it is by the channel through the reef of Nukufetau.

Islet
is an uninhabited islet of , . is situated 3½ km north of Sakalua.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Savave.

Village
is a village and islet of , , which is on the lagoon side of islet. It is also the name of the small village on the island. In the late 19th century, after the coming of the missionaries, the people of Nukufetau lived on islet before shifting to which is on the lagoon side of the Fale settlement. is situated 6 km southwest of Sakalua.

Sakalua

Latitude
-7.98972° or 7° 59′ 23″ south
Longitude
178.34786° or 178° 20′ 52″ east
Elevation
19 metres (62 feet)
Open location code
6V4W286X+44
Open­Street­Map ID
way 60419892
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
2110412
Wiki­data ID
Q7402798
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Satellite Map

Discover Sakalua from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Uzbek—“Sakalua” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Сакалуа”
  • Cebuano: “Sakalua”
  • Dutch: “Sakalua”
  • French: “Sakalua”
  • Galician: “Illote Sakalua”
  • German: “Sakalua”
  • Indonesian: “Sakalua”
  • Japanese: “サカルア島”
  • Polish: “Sakalua”
  • Portuguese: “Sakalua”
  • Turkish: “Sakalua”
  • Uzbek: “Sakalua”

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Highlights include Maneapa and Savave.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Sakalua”. Photo: Jjtkk, CC BY 2.0.