Nukufetau | |
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 Nukufetau atoll from space | |
 Map of the atoll | |
  Nukufetau Location in Tuvalu | |
| Coordinates: 08°00′S 178°22′E / 8.000°S 178.367°E | |
| Country | Tuvalu |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 597 |
| ISO 3166 code | TV-NKF |
Nukufetau is an atoll that is part of the nation of Tuvalu.[1][2] The atoll was claimed by the US under the Guano Islands Act some time in the 19th century and was ceded in a treaty of friendship concluded in 1979 and coming into force in 1983. It has a population of 597 who live on Savave islet (2017 Census).[3]
- ^ "Maps of Tuvalu". Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ British Admiralty Nautical Chart 766 Ellice Islands (1893 ed.). United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO). 21 March 1872.
- ^ "Population of communities in Tuvalu". Thomas Brinkhoff. 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2020.