Tanrake

Tanrake
Tanrake
Coordinates	7 ° 15 ′  S , 177 ° 9 ′  E Coordinates: 7 ° 15 ′  S , 177 ° 9 ′  E
Basic data
Country	Tuvalu
Administrative district	Nui
height	4 m
Residents	321 (2012)

Tanrake is the administrative center and capital of Nui - atoll in the Pacific island nation of Tuvalu . It is the only village on the atoll comprising 21 islands. Tanrake is located in the northwest of the main island Fenua Tapu in the south of the atoll. Tankrake has 321 inhabitants (as of 2012).

The place has a hospital, church and post office. In addition, the seat of the island administration ( Kaupule ) is located in Tanrake .

A Dutch expedition led by Marine Lieutenant Pieter Troost sighted Tanrake on the morning of June 14, 1825 and formally took possession of the island. Since no suitable name was found, the discovery was provisionally noted in the expedition's logbook as “Het Nederlandsch Eiland”. However, the Dutch East India Company was not interested in permanent possession , as Tanrake was too remote and had no significant resources.

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  Dutch map of the island, made in June 1825

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  View of the main island

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  View of the atoll

Web links

• Map of the atoll with Tanrake

Individual evidence

1. ^ Tuvalu Online GIS. Tuvalu Central Statistics Office, January 2015, accessed January 8, 2015 . 
2. ^ Map of Nui. , JaneResture.com, date unknown retrieved July 30, 2014
3. ↑ Pieter Troost: Aanteekeningen gehouden op eene reis om de wereld: met het fregat de Maria Reigersberg en de ... (1829) as digitized version , accessed on August 18, 2014