Nu'ulopa

Nu'ulopa
	Map of Aiga-i-le-Tai
Waters	Pacific Ocean
Archipelago	Samoa
Geographical location	13 ° 51 ′ S , 172 ° 8 ′ W Coordinates: 13 ° 51 ′ S , 172 ° 8 ′ W
	Drive to Nu'ulopa by boat. The village of Apolima Tai on Apolima on the right and Savai'i in the background.

Nuʻulopa is a small uninhabited island in the Apolima Strait of Samoa . Administratively it belongs to the Aiga-i-le-Tai district .

geography

Visitors on Nu'ulopa Beach.

Nu'ulopa reaches a height of about 50 m . The island is based on a submarine ridge between Upolu and Savaiʻi . The rocky island has some coconut palms ( Cocos nucifera ) and is a sanctuary for fruit bats and sea turtles . In 2006 Nu'ulopa was entered on the tentative list of Samoa with the two neighboring islands of Manono and Apolima as a candidate for UNESCO World Heritage .

Nu'ulopa also serves as a cemetery for the chiefs ( matai ) of Manono.

climate

The climate is tropical hot, but is tempered by constantly blowing winds. Like the other islands of Samoa, Nu'ulopa is occasionally hit by cyclones .

Individual evidence

↑ Nuʻulopa at GeoNames , geonames.org Retrieved July 14, 2020.
↑ unesco.org : Manono, Apolima and Nuulopa Cultural Landscape, Unesco. Retrieved October 25, 2009.

[1] Nuʻulopa at GeoNames , geonames.org Retrieved July 14, 2020.

[test-2] unesco.org : Manono, Apolima and Nuulopa Cultural Landscape, Unesco. Retrieved October 25, 2009.