Nukufetau

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Nukufetau atoll from space.

A man from the Nukufetau atoll, 1831

Nukufetau is one of the nine 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 .

[edit] 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.

v • d • e Islands and atolls of Tuvalu

Islands	Nanumanga • Niulakita • Niutao

Atolls	Funafuti • Nanumea • Nui • Nukufetau • Nukulaelae • Vaitupu

Islets of Funafuti	Amatuku • Avalau • Falaoigo • Fale Fatu • Fatato • Fongafale • Fuafatu • Fuagea • Fualefeke • Fualopa • Funafala • Funamanu • Luamotu • Mateika • Motugie • Motuloa • Mulitefala Nukusavalevale • Papa Elise • Pukasavilivili • Te Afuafou • Te Afualiku • Tefala • Telele • Tengasu • Tepuka • Tepuka Vili Vili • Tutanga • Vasafua

Islets of Nanumea	Lakena • Lefogaki • Teatua a Taepoa • Temotufoliki

Islets of Nui	Fenua Tapu • Meang • Motupuakaka • Pakantou • Piliaieve • Pongalei • Talalolae • Tokinivae • Unimai

Islets of Nukufetau	Faiava Lasi • Fale • Funaota • Kongo Loto Lafanga • Lafanga • Matanukulaelae • Motufetau • Motulalo • Motuloa (north of Nukufetau) • Motuloa (south of Nukufetau) • Motumua • Niualuka • Niuatui • Oua • Sakalua • Savave • Teafatule • Teafuaniua • Teafuanonu • Teafuone • Temotuloto

Islets of Vaitupu	Luasamotu • Isles of Mosana • Motutanifa • Temotu • Te Motu Olepa • Tofia