Nukulaelae

Nukulaelae
NASA photo
Waters	Pacific Ocean
archipelago	Ellice Islands
Geographical location	9 ° 23 '  S , 179 ° 51'  E Coordinates: 9 ° 23 '  S , 179 ° 51'  E
Number of islands	19th
Main island	Fagaua
Land area	1.82 km²
Residents	324 (2012)

Nukulaelae (historical name Michells Islands ) is one of the eight districts of the Pacific island state of Tuvalu . It is also one of the six atolls in the country. The land area is 1.82 square kilometers , together with the lagoon , the atoll is 43 square kilometers.

Nukulaelae is in the south of Tuvalu. The atoll consists of 15 islands and has 324 inhabitants (as of 2012), who live mainly in the main town of Fangaua and another village.

Two thirds of the population were abducted from the islands by slave traders in the 19th century . From 1865 to 1890 part of the islands was leased to German settlers .

Islands

In the southeast is the large Unbroken Western Reef ( Te Akua Fakalava ). The atoll is otherwise bordered by numerous islands, which are only slightly above the water surface.

Motukatuli Foliki Kavatu Tumiloto Tapulaeani Kalilaia Niuoko Fenulaiago (Fenualago) Motualama	Fetuatasi Teafuafatu Assembly hall (Nukulaelae) Temotutafa Teafatule Fangaua (Fagaua) Muliteatua Motutala Asia (Nukulaelae)

See also

• Nukulaelae Conservation Area

Web links

• Pictures and short description (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Falekaupule Act. Government of Tuvalu, 1997, No. 8; 2008 revised edition, CAP. 4.08, Schedule 1, p. 56, accessed on July 29, 2014
2. ^ Tuvalu Online GIS. Tuvalu Central Statistics Office, January 2015, accessed January 19, 2015 . 
3. ↑ geonames.org .

Map of Nukulaelae