Tumiloto

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Tumiloto
Satellite image of the Nukulaelae Atoll with Tumiloto at the top right.
Satellite image of the Nukulaelae Atoll with Tumiloto at the top right.
Waters Pacific Ocean
Archipelago Nukulaelae
Geographical location 9 ° 22 ′  S , 179 ° 50 ′  E Coordinates: 9 ° 22 ′  S , 179 ° 50 ′  E
Tumiloto (Tuvalu)
Tumiloto

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

geography

Tumiloto, together with Niuoko and some tiny islets, forms the eastern edge of the reef of the atoll. The island is very elongated and slightly S-shaped from north to south-east. It is only separated from Kalilaia and Tapulaeani in the south by narrow channels. In the north, Motukatuli joins to the west . The island is planted with coconut trees.

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 .
  4. geoview.info .