Barge Wreck

Barge Wreck is a wreck in Funafuti, Tuvalu. Barge Wreck is situated nearby to the village Vaiaku, as well as near Alapi.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Funafuti International Airport and Vaiaku Lagi Hotel.

Funafuti International Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: New Zealand Defence Force, CC BY 2.0.

Funafuti International Airport is an airport in Vaiaku on Funafuti, an atoll that serves as the capital of the island nation of Tuvalu. It is the sole international airport in Tuvalu. Fiji Airways operates between Suva, Nadi and Funafuti.

Vaiaku Lagi Hotel

Hotel

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

Funafuti Lagoon Hotel formally known as Vaiaku Langi Hotel, or Vaiaku Lagi Hotel, is situated in Funafuti, in the Pacific island nation of Tuvalu. The hotel was built in 1993 with financial assistance from the government of Taiwan. Vaiaku Lagi Hotel is situated 1 km northeast of Barge Wreck.

Tuvalu Mosque

Mosque

Photo: Michael Coghlan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Tuvalu Mosque is situated 1 km northeast of Barge Wreck.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vaiaku and Alapi.

Vaiaku

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Vaiaku is a village located on the southern coast of the island of Fongafale in the atoll of Funafuti in Tuvalu, which is home to most of the major administrative buildings.

Alapi

Village

Alapi is a village on the atoll of Funafuti, Tuvalu. According to 2012 census, there were 1029 inhabitants. The area of the village is 0.11 km2.

Senala

Village

Senala is a village in Tuvalu, located on the Funafuti atoll, on the island of Fongafale. The settlement has an area of 0.13 km2. In 2001, it was inhabited by 574 people, and by 1207 in 2012.

Barge Wreck

Type: Wreck
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Funafuti, Tuvalu, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude

-8.5298° or 8° 31′ 47″ south

Longitude

179.1905° or 179° 11′ 26″ east

Elevation

3 metres (10 feet)

Open location code

6V3XF5CR+35

GeoNames ID

7602538

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