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    Nanumea

    Nanumea Atoll

    Part of Tuvalu

    Nanumea is the northwesternmost atoll in the Polynesian nation of Tuvalu, a group of nine coral atolls and islands spread over about 400 miles (640 km) of the Pacific Ocean just south of the equator and west of the International Date Line. Nanumea is 4 km2 (1.5 sq mi) with a population of 610 people (2022 census).

    Nanumea atoll, Tuvalu, from space
    Nanumea atoll, Tuvalu, from space

    NASA / Public domain

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    5 landforms

    Overview

    Nanumea is the northwesternmost atoll in the Polynesian nation of Tuvalu, a group of nine coral atolls and islands spread over about 400 miles (640 km) of the Pacific Ocean just south of the equator and west of the International Date Line. Nanumea is 4 km2 (1.5 sq mi) with a population of 610 people (2022 census).

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands2
    • Minor islands0
    • Islets3
    • Rocks & skerries0

    Major islands

    2
    • Lakena

      Lakena

      Area
      1.2 km²
      High point
      25 m

      Lake na or Lakina is an islet of Nanumea atoll, Tuvalu. Nanumean traditions describe Lakena as being formed when sand spilled from the baskets of two women, Pai and Vau, when they were forced off Nanumea by Tefolaha, the Tongan warrior who became the ancestor of the people of Nanumea.

    • Temotufoliki

      Temotufoliki

      Area
      0.24 km²
      High point
      11 m

      Te Motu Foliki is an islet of Nanumea atoll, Tuvalu. It is a small uninhabited islet, which Nanumean traditions describe as being formed when sand spilled from the baskets of two women, Pai and Vau, when they were forced off Nanumea by Tefolaha, the Tongan warrior who became the ancestor of the people of Nanumea.

    Islets

    3

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    Comparative heights

    Sea level10 m20 m30 m25 mLakena11 mTemotufoliki6 mTeatua a Taepoa4 mLefogaki
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.0010.010.1110Lakena: 1.2 km²LakenaTemotufoliki: 0.24 km²TemotufolikiTeatua a Taepoa: 0.7 haTeatua a TaepoaUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandLefogaki: 0.3 haLefogaki
    km², log scale
    Lakena1.2 km²
    Temotufoliki0.24 km²
    Teatua a Taepoa0.7 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Lefogaki0.3 ha

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus
    • Wikipedia

    Photographs