Matanukulaelae

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Matanukulaelae
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
Matanukulaelae (Tuvalu)
Matanukulaelae

Matanukulaelae is a small motu on the northern tip of the reef edge of the Nukufetau atoll in the island state of Tuvalu .

geography

Matanukulaelae is located near Funaota on the northern tip of the atoll. To the southeast, the closed reef rim extends further with several tiny, unnamed motu. Only after a few kilometers is there another well-known island, Teafuanonu .

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 .