Sakalua
Sign in to savethumb|300x300px|Map of Nukufetau with Sakalua islet on the left, labelled as Coal islet Sakalua is an islet of Nukufetau, Tuvalu. In the 19th century whalers established a shore camp on Sakalua where coal was used to melt down the whale blubber. The islet has been known as 'Coal Island'.
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- island
- Part of
- Nukufetau
- Country
- Tuvalu
- Body of water
- Pacific Ocean
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thumb|300x300px|Map of Nukufetau with Sakalua islet on the left, labelled as Coal islet Sakalua is an islet of Nukufetau, Tuvalu. In the 19th century whalers established a shore camp on Sakalua where coal was used to melt down the whale blubber. The islet has been known as 'Coal Island'.
The island has a large colony of terns.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sakalua” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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