Amatuku

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Amatuku
Satellite image of the Funafuti Atoll.
Satellite image of the Funafuti Atoll.
Waters Pacific Ocean
Archipelago Funafuti
Geographical location 8 ° 26 ′  S , 179 ° 10 ′  E Coordinates: 8 ° 26 ′  S , 179 ° 10 ′  E
Amatuku (Tuvalu)
Amatuku

Amatuku is a small reef island in the northeastern reef rim of the Funafuti Atoll , Tuvalu .

geography

The island lies between the islands of Tengako and Mulitefala . There is the Tuvalu Maritime Training Institute with jetties, an artificial fairway and numerous military facilities. The place of the same name on the island has about 52 inhabitants.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Map at Tuvaluislands.com.
  2. ↑ Sailing directions for the Pacific islands, Volume 3 . United States Hydrographic Office, 1952, p. 287.
  3. ↑ Amatuku at geonames.org.
  4. ↑ Amatuku Village at geonames.org.