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    Pacific OceanTuvalu

    7°28′S 178°41′E

    Vaitupu

    Part of Tuvalu

    Vaitupu is the largest atoll of the nation of Tuvalu. It is located at 7.48 degrees south and 178.83 degrees east. There are 1,077 people (2022 Census) living on 5.6 square kilometres (2.2 square miles) with the main village being Asau.

    Photo taken from the harbour breakwater on Vaitupu Island. The ship Monu Folau is one of two interisland ferries that links the main island (Funafuti) with the 8 outer islands of Tuvalu.
    Photo taken from the harbour breakwater on Vaitupu Island. The ship Monu Folau is one of two interisland ferries that links the main island (Funafuti) with the 8 outer islands of Tuvalu.

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    9 landforms

    Overview

    Vaitupu is the largest atoll of the nation of Tuvalu. It is located at 7.48 degrees south and 178.83 degrees east. There are 1,077 people (2022 Census) living on 5.6 square kilometres (2.2 square miles) with the main village being Asau.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands1
    • Minor islands2
    • Islets4
    • Rocks & skerries2

    Major islands

    1
    • Vaitupu

      Vaitupu

      Area
      5.5 km²
      High point
      25 m

      Motutanifa or Motu o tanifa is an uninhabited islet of Vaitupu, Tuvalu, which is located on the reef to the north of the part of Vaitupu known as Muli.

    Minor islands

    2

    • Te Motu Olepa

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Temotu

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    Islets

    4
    • Unnamed island10 m · 0.03 km²
    • Unnamed island13 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island10 m · 0.4 ha
    • Luasamotu6 m · 0.3 ha

    Rocks & skerries

    2
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level10 m20 m30 m25 mVaitupu6 mLuasamotu
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.00010.0010.010.1110Vaitupu: 5.5 km²VaitupuUnnamed island: 0.03 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandLuasamotu: 0.3 haLuasamotuUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale. 2 without a known area.
    Vaitupu5.5 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Luasamotu0.3 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Groups within

    1

    Sources

    Facts

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

    Photographs