Lakena
Sign in to saveLake na or Lakina is an islet of Nanumea atoll, Tuvalu. Nanumean traditions describe Lakena as being formed when sand spilled from the baskets of two women, Pai and Vau, when they were forced off Nanumea by Tefolaha, the Tongan warrior who became the ancestor of the people of Nanumea.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Lakena is referenced by 83 other articles, and connects out to Telikiai, Tuvalu and island.
The entry is geolocated on the map in isle, across 2 mapped points.
It is catalogued under topics including Geography of Tuvalu, Islands of Tuvalu and Nanumea.
Its subject is documented across 6 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- islet
- Part of
- Nanumea
- Country
- Tuvalu
- Area
- 1.24
- Body of water
- Pacific Ocean
- Image
- Nanumea.jpg
- Width
- 0.56
- Length
- 2.25
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Lake na or Lakina is an islet of Nanumea atoll, Tuvalu. Nanumean traditions describe Lakena as being formed when sand spilled from the baskets of two women, Pai and Vau, when they were forced off Nanumea by Tefolaha, the Tongan warrior who became the ancestor of the people of Nanumea.
The pulaka pits are located on Lake na as the Nanumeans want the main island of Nanumea to remain mosquito free. Pulaka is grown in large pits of composted soil below the water table. During World War II the people of Nanumea moved to Lakena so that the American forces could build an airfield on Nanumea.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lakena” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
On the map
2 mapped locations