Tengako

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Tengako is a peninsula at the northern end of the island of Fongafale in the Atoll of Funafuti in the island state of Tuvalu .

geography

The narrow reef island extends from Fongafale to the northwest. a narrow channel separates it from the island of Amatuku , which is even further north. The Tuvalu Maritime Training Institute is located there . The Tengako Causeway (Te Auala O Tuvalu) runs north on the peninsula and connects the villages of Teone and Lofeagai with the main settlement. At the northern end of the island a coastal gun was placed during World War II (Coastal Gun Berth WW2).

Aerial view of Tengako looking south to Fongafale.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Map of Funafuti. Tuvaluislands.com.
  2. ↑ Admiralty Nautical Chart 2983 Tuvalu - Funafuti atoll. United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO).
  3. ↑ geonames.org .

Coordinates: 8 ° 27 ′ 43.9 ″  S , 179 ° 11 ′ 7.1 ″  E