Nukunonu
Sign in to saveNukunonu, formerly known as Duke of Clarence Island, is the largest atoll within Tokelau, a dependency of New Zealand in the south Pacific Ocean. It comprises 30 islets surrounding a central lagoon, with about of land area and a lagoon surface area of . Motuhaga is the only islet that has inhabitants. It has an estimated population of 531.
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- Islands.archipelago
- Tokelau
- Islands.name
- Nukunonu
- Islands.image
- File:Nukunonu.jpg
- Islands.pushpin_map
- Tokelau#Oceania#Pacific Ocean
- Islands.image_caption
- Satellite image of Nukunonu
- Islands.total_islands
- 30
- Islands.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of Nukunonu Atoll
- Islands.country_largest_city
- Nokunonu Village
- Islands.area_km2
- 5.5
- Islands.population
- 531
- Islands.country
- New Zealand
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title
- Dependent territory
- Islands.country_admin_divisions
- Tokelau
- Islands.country_leader_title
- (leader)
- Islands.country_leader_name
- Alapati Tavite
- Islands.country1_leader_title
- (mayor)
- Islands.country1_leader_name
- Petelo Patelesio
- Islands.languages
- Tokelauan, English
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Nukunonu, formerly known as Duke of Clarence Island, is the largest atoll within Tokelau, a dependency of New Zealand in the south Pacific Ocean. It comprises 30 islets surrounding a central lagoon, with about of land area and a lagoon surface area of . Motuhaga is the only islet that has inhabitants. It has an estimated population of 531.
==History== left|thumb|An arch straddling the main street supports the nave of the Nukunonu Church, a Catholic Church The first European vessel known to have come upon Nukunonu was the Royal Navy ship , in 1791, whose captain, Edward Edwards, named Duke of Clarence Island in honour of Prince William, Duke of Clarence and St Andrews (1765-1837), the third son of King George III and later king himself, as William IV. At the time, the Pandora was searching for mutineers from . During the early 19th century, Nukunonu's inhabitants were converted to Roman Catholicism by Samoan missionaries.
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Atolls of TokelauFormer disputed islandsImportant Bird Areas of the Realm of New ZealandImportant Bird Areas of the Tokelau IslandsNukunonuPacific islands claimed under the Guano Islands ActPopulated places in TokelauSeabird coloniesTerritorial disputes of New ZealandUse New Zealand English from June 2020