Motumua

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Motumua
Satellite image of the Nukufetau Atoll.
Satellite image of the Nukufetau Atoll.
Waters Pacific Ocean
Archipelago Nukufetau
Geographical location 8 ° 2 ′  S , 178 ° 20 ′  E Coordinates: 8 ° 2 ′  S , 178 ° 20 ′  E
Motumua (Tuvalu)
Motumua

Motumua is a small motu (reef island) in the reef rim of the Nukufetau atoll in the island state of Tuvalu .

geography

Motumua is the most southeastern motu, together with Fale , Savave and Temotuloto, on the southwest tip of the atoll. The island has a roughly triangular plan with the widest point in the west, it is densely forested and uninhabited.

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 .