Avalau

Avalau is an islet within the atoll of , . Charles Hedley described Avalau in 1896 "this islet is said to possess a spring of fresh water".
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Motugie and Tutanga.

Islet
is an of , .

Islet
is an uninhabited islet which is the most southern islet of , . This islet has also been called Tuaeriki. In 1896 Professor Professor William Sollas went to as the leader of the Funafuti Coral Reef Boring Expedition of the Royal Society; Prof.

Islet
is an islet in the atoll of , . Motu loa means long island. It lies on the southeastern rim of the atoll and is 800 metres long northeast–southwest, but only 50 metres wide.

Avalau

Latitude
-8.63696° or 8° 38′ 13″ south
Longitude
179.07464° or 179° 4′ 29″ east
Elevation
18 metres (59 feet)
Open location code
6V3X937F+6V
Open­Street­Map ID
way 14483890
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
2110414
Wiki­data ID
Q4827522
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Vietnamese—“Avalau” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: Авалау
  • Cebuano: Avalau
  • Chinese: 阿瓦劳
  • Chinese: 阿瓦勞
  • Dutch: Avalau
  • French: Avalau
  • German: Avalau
  • Indonesian: Avalau
  • Japanese: アバラウ島
  • Polish: Avalau
  • Portuguese: Avalau
  • Uzbek: Avalau
  • Vietnamese: Avalau

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