Nukulaelae
Sign in to saveNukulaelae is an atoll that is part of the nation of Tuvalu, and it has a population of 300 (2017 census). The largest settlement is Pepesala on Fangaua islet with a population of 341 people (2022 Census). It has the form of an oval and consists of at least 15 islets. The inhabited islet is Fangaua, which is long and wide. The easternmost point of Tuvalu is Niuoko islet. The Nukulaelae Conservation Area covers the eastern end of the lagoon. A baseline survey of marine life in the conservation zone was conducted in 2010.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Nukulaelae
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Atoll
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Nukulaelae.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Nukulaelae atoll from space
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Tuvalu
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Tuvalu
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Tuvalu
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 1.82
- Settlement.population_total
- 641
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2022
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.iso_code
- TV-NKL
- Settlement.image_map1
- File:Nukulaelae 2022.png
- Settlement.map_caption1
- Map of the atoll
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- atoll
- Country
- Tuvalu
- Located in
- Tuvalu
- Area
- 1.82
- Time zone
- UTC+12:00
- Body of water
- Pacific Ocean
- Image
- Nukulaelae.jpg
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- Tuvalu
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Nukulaelae is an atoll that is part of the nation of Tuvalu, and it has a population of 300 (2017 census). The largest settlement is Pepesala on Fangaua islet with a population of 341 people (2022 Census). It has the form of an oval and consists of at least 15 islets. The inhabited islet is Fangaua, which is long and wide. The easternmost point of Tuvalu is Niuoko islet. The Nukulaelae Conservation Area covers the eastern end of the lagoon. A baseline survey of marine life in the conservation zone was conducted in 2010.
==History== The traditional history of Nukulaelae is that a white-skinned man was the first person to sight the island, but he did not settle as there were no trees. Nukulaelae means 'the land of sands'. Later, according to tradition, Valoa from Vaitupu discovered Nukulaelae while on a fishing expedition. He returned to Nukulaelae and planted coconut trees and eventually settled on Nukulaelae with his family. On the islet of Tumuiloto was a malae named Fagafale where religious rites honouring ancestral spirits were practiced. On the islet of Niuoka is a large stone at a place called Te Faleatua - 'the house of the gods.'
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Nukulaelae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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