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    Nui

    Part of Tuvalu

    Nui is an atoll and one of nine districts of the Pacific Ocean state of Tuvalu. It has a land area of 3.37 km2 (1.31 sq mile)and a population of 514 (2022 Census).

    Nui atoll, Tuvalu, from space
    Nui atoll, Tuvalu, from space

    NASA / Public domain

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    19 landforms

    Overview

    Nui is an atoll and one of nine districts of the Pacific Ocean state of Tuvalu. It has a land area of 3.37 km2 (1.31 sq mile)and a population of 514 (2022 Census). Traditionally Nuian culture is organised in three family circles – Tekaubaonga, Tekaunimala and Tekaunibiti families. Most people live on the western end of Fenua Tapu. In the 2012 census, 321 people live in Alamoni – Maiaki and 221 people live in Manutalake – Meang (Tanrake). The junior school is Vaipuna Primary School.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands4
    • Minor islands1
    • Islets11
    • Rocks & skerries3

    Major islands

    4

    • Fenua Tapu

      Area
      1.4 km²
      High point
      18 m

      Fenua Tapu is an islet of Nui atoll in the Pacific Ocean state of Tuvalu.

    • Telikiai

      Area
      0.91 km²
      High point
      22 m

      Telikiai (or Meang) is an islet of Nui atoll in the Pacific Ocean state of Tuvalu. Meang means "west". The islet features in the legends of the Tekaunibiti family, whose members went to catch birds on the islet and found three teanti-ma-aomata (half-spirit and half-human creatures) and captured two.

    • Tokinivae

      Area
      0.59 km²
      High point
      20 m

      Tokinivae is an islet of Nui atoll, in the Pacific Ocean state of Tuvalu. Nui tradition is that Kolaka, a warrior from Nukufetau came on several raiding expeditions to Tokinivae, until he was killed and buried at Tararorae.

    • Pongalei

      Area
      0.29 km²
      High point
      18 m

      Pongalei is an islet of Nui atoll in the Pacific Ocean state of Tuvalu.

    Minor islands

    1

    Islets

    11
    • Pakantou16 m · 0.06 km²
    • Piliaieve13 m · 0.05 km²
    • Unimai15 m · 0.05 km²
    • Motupuakaka12 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island7 m · 0.9 ha
    • Unnamed island7 m · 0.8 ha
    • Unnamed island13 m · 0.5 ha
    • Unnamed island10 m · 0.3 ha
    • Unnamed island7 m · 0.3 ha
    • Unnamed island4 m · 0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island4 m · 0.1 ha

    Rocks & skerries

    3
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level10 m20 m30 m22 mTelikiai20 mTokinivae18 mFenua Tapu18 mPongalei18 mTalalolae16 mPakantou15 mUnimai13 mPiliaieve12 mMotupuakaka
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.00010.0010.010.1110Fenua Tapu: 1.4 km²Fenua TapuTelikiai: 0.91 km²TelikiaiTokinivae: 0.59 km²TokinivaePongalei: 0.29 km²PongaleiTalalolae: 0.17 km²TalalolaePakantou: 0.06 km²PakantouPiliaieve: 0.05 km²PiliaieveUnimai: 0.05 km²UnimaiMotupuakaka: 0.02 km²MotupuakakaUnnamed island: 0.9 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.8 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.5 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Fenua Tapu1.4 km²
    Telikiai0.91 km²
    Tokinivae0.59 km²
    Pongalei0.29 km²
    Talalolae0.17 km²
    Pakantou0.06 km²
    Piliaieve0.05 km²
    Unimai0.05 km²
    Motupuakaka0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.9 ha
    Unnamed island0.8 ha
    Unnamed island0.5 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Sources

    Facts

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

    Photographs