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Coordinates: 8°00′S 178°30′E / 8.000°S 178.500°E / -8.000; 178.500
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* [[Teafuone]]
* [[Teafuone]]
* [[Temotuloto]]
* [[Temotuloto]]
* and at least 13 other islands
* and at least 12 other islands


The biggest island is [[Motulalo]]. [[Savave]] has a village.
The biggest island is [[Motulalo]]. [[Savave]] has a village.

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Nukufetau atoll from space.
A man from the Nukufetau atoll, 1831

Nukufetau is one of the six atolls of the nation Tuvalu. The atoll was claimed by the US (not under the Guano Islands Act) some time in the 1800s and was ceded in a treaty of friendship concluded in 1979 and coming into force in 1983. It has a population (2002 census) of 586 and consists of at least 33 isles:

The biggest island is Motulalo. Savave has a village.

Passerby observation: I noticed a fact that seems fascinating ; the atoll forms a golden rectangle, that is a rectangle in the proportion of thegolden ratio .

Notable Local Person=

A notable local person is Saufatu Sopoanga, Prime Minister of Tuvalu 2002-2004, who has represented Nukufetau in the Parliament of Tuvalu for a number of years.


8°00′S 178°30′E / 8.000°S 178.500°E / -8.000; 178.500