Nanumea Atoll
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| Waters | Pacific Ocean | |
| archipelago | Ellice Islands | |
| Geographical location | 5 ° 40 ′ S , 176 ° 6 ′ E | |
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| Number of islands | 5 | |
| Main island | Nanumea | |
| length | 11.5 km | |
| width | 2.4 km | |
| Land area | 3.87 km² | |
| Lagoon area | 4.7 km² | |
| Residents | 556 (2012) | |
Nanumea is the northernmost atoll of the South Pacific island state of Tuvalu . It is located around 455 kilometers northwest of the capital, Funafuti . The land area is 3.87 square kilometers , the lagoon area more than 18 square kilometers. It is Tuvalu's second largest atoll by land area. The main town is Lolua on Nanumea .
geography
The crescent-shaped atoll measures about 11.5 kilometers from north to south and a maximum of 2.4 kilometers from east to west. It is essentially made up of five islands ( motu ) and two lagoons that separate the two largest islands, Nanumea and Lakena . On Nanumea there are five villages with a total population of 556 (as of 2012).
Islands of the atoll
Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap
The five islands of the atoll , known as Motu , are:
| Surname | Area km² |
Geocoordinate |
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| Nanumea | 2,380 | 5 ° 41 ′ S , 176 ° 8 ′ E |
| Lakena | 1,240 | 5 ° 39 ′ S , 176 ° 4 ′ E |
| Temotufoliki | 0.240 | 5 ° 40 ′ S , 176 ° 7 ′ E |
| Teatua a Taepoa | 0.005 | 5 ° 40 ′ S , 176 ° 6 ′ E |
| Lefogaki | 0.002 | 5 ° 40 ′ S , 176 ° 6 ′ E |
See also
literature
- Gerd Koch : The material culture of the Ellice Islands. Museum of Ethnology, Berlin 1961.
- Taulu Isako: Nanumea. In: Tuvalu. A history. Institute of Pacific Studies and Extension Services, University of the South Pacific and the Ministry of Social Services, Government of Tuvalu. Suva 1983, pp. 48-57. ( limited preview in Google Book search).
- Anne Chambers: Nanumea. ( Atoll economy. Social change in Kiribati and Tuvalu. 6). The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia 1984, ISBN 0-86784-457-4 .
Web links
- Information page about Nanumea (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ PopGIS 2.0 Tuvalu. Secretariat of the Pacific Community . Retrieved March 1, 2015
