Te Afualiku

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Te Afualiku
Satellite image of the Funafuti Atoll.
Satellite image of the Funafuti Atoll.
Waters Pacific Ocean
Archipelago Funafuti
Geographical location 8 ° 26 ′  S , 179 ° 6 ′  E Coordinates: 8 ° 26 ′  S , 179 ° 6 ′  E
Te Afualiku (Tuvalu)
Te Afualiku

Te Afualiku is a tiny reef island in the northernmost reef rim of the Funafuti Atoll , Tuvalu .

geography

The island, along with Paava and Fualefeke, is one of the northernmost islands in the atoll. It lies between the Te Lape Main Pass (Te Ava i Te Lape) in the east and the passages Sari Minor Pass (Te Afua Sari) and Tepuka Minor Pass (Te Ava Tebuka) in the southwest. The next island to the south is Tepuka .

Individual evidence

  1. Map at Tuvaluislands.com.
  2. Sailing directions for the Pacific islands, Volume 3 . United States Hydrographic Office, 1952, p. 287.
  3. Te Afualiku at geonames.org.