Teafatule

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Teafatule
Satellite image of the Nukulaelae Atoll.
Satellite image of the Nukulaelae Atoll.
Waters Pacific Ocean
Archipelago Nukulaelae
Geographical location 9 ° 25 ′  S , 179 ° 51 ′  E Coordinates: 9 ° 25 ′  S , 179 ° 51 ′  E
Teafatule (Tuvalu)
Teafatule

Teafatule is a small reef island in the reef rim of the Nukulaelae Atoll in the island state of Tuvalu .

geography

Teafatule forms together with Fenulaiago , Aula , Temotutafa , Temotuloto and Teafatule the southern reef edge of the atoll. The island is also the southwestern headland of the atoll. From there the Unbroken Western Reef ( Te Akua Fakalava ) stretches north.

Individual evidence

  1. Map of Nukulaelae Atoll. Tuvaluislands.com.
  2. ^ British Admiralty Nautical Chart 766 Ellice Islands. 21 March 1872, United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) 1893.
  3. geonames.org .