Caves of Nanumanga
The Caves of Nanumanga or Nanumanga Fire Caves are an underwater cave off the northern shore of Nanumanga, Tuvalu, in western Polynesia. It was discovered by two scuba divers in 1986.- Archaeological site
- …lies at an elevation of -37 metres (-121 feet)
- Description: geographical object
- Also known as“The Fire Caves of Nanumaga”“Underwater Prehistoric Caves”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tokelau and Toga Village.
Caves of Nanumanga
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Latitude
-6.26863° or 6° 16′ 7″ south
Longitude
176.32044° or 176° 19′ 14″ east
Open location code
6V5RP8JC+G5
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Caves of Nanumanga” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كهوف نانومانجا”
- Basque: “Namumanga leizeak”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كهوف نانومانجا”
- French: “grottes marines de Nanumaga”
- French: “Grottes marines de Nanumaga”
- German: “Caves of Nanumanga”
- German: “Fire Caves of Nanumanga”
- German: “Unterwasserhöhlen von Nanumanga”
- Italian: “Grotte sommerse di Nanumaga”
- Lithuanian: “Nanumangos urvai”
- Spanish: “Cuevas de Nanumanga”
- Turkish: “Nanumanga Mağaraları”
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