Fuafatu

Fuafatu is an islet of Funafuti, Tuvalu, 5.5 miles (8.9 km) north of Tefala.^[1]

Fuafatu is part of the Funafuti Conservation Area, established in 1996 with the aim of preserving the natural fauna and flora of the area.

Te Ava Fuagea, also known as Ava Amelia is a deep and narrow passage on the southwestern side of the atoll, 18.3 metres deep and 160 metres wide, separating the southern part of the atoll in the west, south of passage Te Ava Papa and the still more northerly islet of Fuafatu, and north of the islet of Vasafua.^[2]

References

^ Sailing directions for the Pacific islands, Volume 3. United States Hydrographic Office. 1952. p. 287.
^ Admiralty Nautical Chart 2983 Tuvalu - Funafuti atoll. United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO).

8°30′40″S 179°02′14″E / 8.51111°S 179.03722°E / -8.51111; 179.03722

This Tuvalu location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[1] Sailing directions for the Pacific islands, Volume 3. United States Hydrographic Office. 1952. p. 287.

[ANC-2] Admiralty Nautical Chart 2983 Tuvalu - Funafuti atoll. United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO).

[1]

[2]