Lakena

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Lakena
Nanumea Atoll with Lakena Island in the north
Nanumea Atoll with Lakena Island in the north
Waters Pacific Ocean
Archipelago Nanumea Atoll
Geographical location 5 ° 38 '50 "  S , 176 ° 4' 3"  E Coordinates: 5 ° 38 '50 "  S , 176 ° 4' 3"  O
length 2.25 km
width 560 m
surface 1.24 km²
Highest elevation 11  m
main place Lakena

Lakena (occasionally Lakina ) is the second largest island of the Nanumea Atoll in the South Pacific island state of Tuvalu . It is also the northernmost island of Tuvalu. Lakena is 1.24 square kilometers. The main town is Lakena in the south .

The forested island is located five kilometers northwest of the main island Nanumea , is 2.25 kilometers long and on average 560 meters wide. In the southeast of the island there is a rare freshwater lens ( Tuvaluan Tekoko , German  about Bad ), where swamp taro ( Cyrtosperma merkusii ) (Tuvaluan pulaka ) is grown. This is the main source of carbohydrates on the Nanumea Atoll.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Nanumea. TuvaluIslands.com, date unknown retrieved July 28, 2014