Nukulaelae | |
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 Nukulaelae atoll from space | |
 Map of the atoll | |
  Nukulaelae Location in Tuvalu | |
| Coordinates: 09°22′12″S 179°48′31″E / 9.37000°S 179.80861°E | |
| Country | Tuvalu |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 300 |
| ISO 3166 code | TV-NKL |
Nukulaelae is an atoll that is part of the nation of Tuvalu,[1] and it has a population of 300 (2017 census). The largest settlement is Pepesala on Fangaua islet with a population of 300 people (2017 Census).[2] It has the form of an oval and consists of at least 15 islets.[3] The inhabited islet is Fangaua, which is 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) long and 50 to 200 metres (160 to 660 ft) 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.[4][5]
- ^ "Maps of Tuvalu". Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ "Population of communities in Tuvalu". Thomas Brinkhoff. 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ British Admiralty Nautical Chart 766 Ellice Islands (1893 ed.). United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO). 21 March 1872.
- ^ Sandrine Job; Daniela Ceccarelli (December 2012). "Tuvalu Marine Life Scientific Report" (PDF). an Alofa Tuvalu project with the Tuvalu Fisheries Department. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ^ Sandrine Job; Daniela Ceccarelli (December 2011). "Tuvalu Marine Life Synthesis Report" (PDF). an Alofa Tuvalu project with the Tuvalu Fisheries Department. Retrieved 3 December 2013.