Funaota

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Funaota
Satellite image of the Nukufetau Atoll.
Satellite image of the Nukufetau Atoll.
Waters Pacific Ocean
Archipelago Nukufetau
Geographical location 7 ° 56 ′  S , 178 ° 23 ′  E Coordinates: 7 ° 56 ′  S , 178 ° 23 ′  E
Funaota (Tuvalu)
Funaota

Funaota is a motu on the northern tip of the Nukufetau atoll in the island state of Tuvalu .

geography

Funaota lies together with the eastern Matanukulaelae on the closed northern edge of the atoll. It is one of the larger islands in the atoll. From there, the closed reef rim extends further to the southwest. Only after a few kilometers there is another well-known island, Teafatule .

Individual evidence

  1. Map of Nukulaelae Atoll. Tuvaluislands.com.
  2. ^ British Admiralty Nautical Chart 766 Ellice Islands. 21 March 1872, United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) 1893.
  3. geonames.org .