Savave

Savave 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 Savave which is on the lagoon side of the Fale settlement.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Temotuloto and Motumua.

Island
is an islet of , to the east of islet.

Islet
is an islet of , to the east of islet. On 11 February 1947 the community of Nukufetau opened a boarding school on so that the children of the island could get an education.

Savave

Latitude
-8.02757° or 8° 1′ 39″ south
Longitude
178.31386° or 178° 18′ 50″ east
Population
300
Elevation
12 metres (39 feet)
Open location code
6V3WX8C7+XG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4365987408
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
7602373
Wiki­data ID
Q3293321
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Savave” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: Savave
  • Cebuano: Savave Village
  • Cebuano: Savave
  • Chinese: 萨瓦韦
  • Dutch: Savave
  • Finnish: Savave
  • French: Savave
  • Galician: Savave
  • German: Savave
  • Indonesian: Savave
  • Italian: Savave
  • Japanese: サヴァヴェ島
  • Lithuanian: Savavė
  • Macedonian: Сававе
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Savave
  • Norwegian: Savave
  • Polish: Savave
  • Portuguese: Savave
  • Spanish: Savave

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Highlights include Maneapa and Savave.

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