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    Niuoko

    Niuoko Islet is the easternmost point of Tuvalu, which is located in Nukulaelae Atoll.

    Nukulaelae atoll, Tuvalu, from space
    Nukulaelae atoll, Tuvalu, from space

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    2 landforms

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    Niuoko Islet is the easternmost point of Tuvalu, which is located in Nukulaelae Atoll. The Nukulaelae Conservation Area covers the eastern end of the lagoon. A baseline survey of marine life in the conservation zone was conducted in 2010. In 1865, a trading captain acting on behalf of the German firm of J.C. Godeffroy & Sohn obtained a 25-year lease to Niuoko. During the time the lease was in effect, the islanders and the Germans argued over the lease, including its terms and the importation of labourers. However, the Germans would remain until the lease expired in 1890.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands0
    • Minor islands0
    • Islets2
    • Rocks & skerries0

    Islets

    2

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    Comparative heights

    Sea level2 m4 m6 m5 mTapuaelani1 mKalilaia
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

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

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