Sand Islet (Nukufetau)
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| Waters | Pacific Ocean | |
| Archipelago | Nukulaelae | |
| Geographical location | 8 ° 0 ′ S , 178 ° 19 ′ E | |
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Sand Islet is a tiny reef island in the reef rim of the Nukufetau Atoll in the island state of Tuvalu .
geography
Sand Islet is just south of Teafua Pass (Te Ava Lasi) in the west of the atoll. As the name suggests, the island is a pure sand island without vegetation. From there, the reef crown with its shallows stretches south to the southwest tip of the atoll near Fale .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Map of Nukulaelae Atoll. Tuvaluislands.com.
- ^ British Admiralty Nautical Chart 766 Ellice Islands. 21 March 1872, United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) 1893.
- ↑ geonames.org .