Tefala

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Tefala
Satellite image of the Funafuti Atoll.
Satellite image of the Funafuti Atoll.
Waters Pacific Ocean
Archipelago Funafuti
Geographical location 8 ° 36 ′  S , 179 ° 4 ′  E Coordinates: 8 ° 36 ′  S , 179 ° 4 ′  E
Tefala (Tuvalu)
Tefala

Tefala is a small reef island in the southwestern reef rim of the Funafuti Atoll , Tuvalu .

geography

The island is located in the southwest section of the reef rim. The closest motu are Fuagea in the north and Falaoigo in the south. It is located in the Kogatapu Conservation Area - South End .

About the same distance as the aforementioned neighboring islands, but further to the east and on the eastern section of the reef crown are the islands of Mateiko and Funafala .

Individual evidence

  1. Map at Tuvaluislands.com.
  2. Sailing directions for the Pacific islands, Volume 3 . United States Hydrographic Office, 1952, p. 287.
  3. geonames.org .
  4. Admiralty Nautical Chart 2983 Tuvalu - Funafuti atoll. United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO).