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	Nanumea
		Nanumea is 295miles from Funafuti, and accessible only by sea.
		Elements of the 7th USAAF and a battalion of Seabees, from by the USN Carriers Independence and Princeton, occupied Nanumea between 18 and 28 August 1943.
		"Nanumea boasted a variety of interesting aviation artifacts including B-24 and C-47 fuselage sections used as kitchens and as shelters for dried pandanas leaves which are used for roofing thatch.
	www.pacificwrecks.com /provinces/tuvalu_nanumea.html (305 words)

	Tuvalu - Nanumea
		When Tefolaha arrived at Nanumea he thought that the island was uninhabited but he soon found some footprints in the sand which he followed until he came upon two women, Pai and Vau.
		Nanumea traditional history tells that about 1700-1750 Taitai, Uakeia's son, was more successful and landed on the island together with his sister Teputi and a fellow warrior from Onotoa named Temotu.
		As it is, the inhabitants of Nanumea, where the whole population again lives, are proud of their mosquito-free island and prefer the long trip to Lakena to obtain pulaka to being pestered by mosquitoes.
	www.janeresture.com /tu8/nanumea.htm (3926 words)

	Nanumea
		Nanumea Island with an estimated population of 918 is the northernmost of Tuvalu's nine atolls.
		Tarawa, 840 kilometres from Nanumea, was a significant leap closer for the bombers than the 1,150 kilometres from Funafuti and 1,700 kilometres from Canton Island, Phoenix Group, the only other American base which was even remotely in the vicinity.
		Nanumea was the subject of Japanese bombing raid but the people themselves were unharmed as Lakena was not bombed at any time during the hostility.
	www.janeresture.com /tuvislands/nanumea.htm (398 words)

	Nanumea -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Nanumea is the northwesternmost island in the country of (A group of coral islands in Micronesia southwest of Hawaii) Tuvalu.
		It is an (An island consisting of a circular coral reef surrounding a lagoon) atoll that surrounds a (A body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral) lagoon.
		The isle has a length of about 3 km.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/N/Na/Nanumea.htm (129 words)

	Travelocity Guides (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The most northerly and most populous of the outer islands, Nanumea was occupied by US forces during WWII.
		Nanumea is 475km (295mi) from Funafuti, and accessible only by sea.
		Although two-thirds of the population were kidnapped by Peruvians in the middle of last century, the almost 400 people on the two dozen islets of Nukulaelae will welcome visitors.
	www.travelocity.com /TEU_destGuide/0,4179,TCYUK\|6001\|5096\|2194\|1,00.html; (216 words)

	WWII Chronology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Landing fields are being built at Baker, Nukufetau, and Nanumea to be used, along with existing fields at Canton I and Funafuti, as operational bases for attacks on Tarawa, Makin, Mille, Maloelap, Jaluit, and Nauru.
		B-24's from Nanumea and Nukufetau bomb Jaluit and Maloelap.
		B-24's from Funafuti and Nanumea bomb Nauru I. 6 B-24's from Nukufetau bomb Emidj and Jabor on Jaluit Atoll.
	www.tuvaluislands.com /ww2/ww2_events.htm (314 words)

	Crash at Nanumea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless shown was photographed in March 1975 on the Pacific island of Nanumea in Tuvalu (formerly part of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands).
		The fuselage of the SBD-5 was sitting off the northeast end of the now-overgrown bomber strip Nanumea was a B-24 Liberator base with the outer wings stacked nearby.
		Like several other islands in the Gilbert and Ellice, Nanumea boasted a variety of interesting aviation artifacts including B-24 and C-47 fuselage sections used as kitchens and as shelters for dried pandanas leaves which are used for roofing thatch.
	www.tuvaluislands.com /ww2/wreck_nanumea.htm (265 words)

	Tuvalu : Nanumea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Nanumea, the northermost component of Tuvalu, lies 475 km northwest of Funafuti.
		Although small by Pacifc standards, Nanumea with a land area of 3.61 km² is the largest atoll of Tuvalu.
		The atoll consists of a boomerang-shaped reef of around 10 km in length and up to 3 km across that contains two main islands — Nanumea, the largest, in the southeast and Laena in the northwest.
	oceandots.com /pacific/tuvalu/nanumea.htm (105 words)

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	Tuvalu Accommodation & Travel Information, South Pacific Islands - Jasons Travel Channel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The nine atolls are Nukufetau, Vaitupu, Nui, Niuatao, Nanumea, Nukulaelae, Nanumaga and Niulakita.
		Formerly known as the Ellice Islands, Tuvalu was granted independence from Kiribati (the former Gilbert Islands) in 1975, and is now a constitutional monarchy.
		Wartime relics include an old runway on the north-eastern side of Nanumea and the remains of World War II planes, and a wreck on the reef near the village of Numea.
	www.jasons.com /578,TUVA,TUVA,TUVA,,PG,1,0.mel (775 words)

	Tuvalu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Funafuti Atoll is the capital and main port.
		The other islands are Nanumaga, Nanumea, Niulakita, Niutao, Nui, Nukufetau, Nukulaelae, and Vaitupu.
		Tuvalu's islands stretch northward for 366 miles (589 kilometers) from Niulakita to Nanumea.
	www.coincutter.com /COINS/Tuvalucoins.htm (80 words)

	Nukufetau
		War relics are more numerous at Nukufetau than at Nanumea and settlement the Americans did not bother to clear everything away before they left.
		Built by USN Seabees on Motulalo island as an alternative strip to Nanumea and Funafuti and allow for further dispersal of aircraft in the region.
		The airfield was an 'X' shapped airfield was built on the south-eastern side of Nukufetau on Motulalo Island.
	www.pacificwrecks.com /provinces/tuvalu_nukufetau.html (175 words)

	Nanumea Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
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	Chambers-Chambers - Unity of Heart
		Thousands of years ago, Polynesian voyagers discovered and settled Nanumea atoll, a tiny cluster of coral islets in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
		Now one of eight separate island communities comprising the modern Pacific nation of Tuvalu, Nanumea faces new challenges: rising sea levels, globalization, and massive social and economic changes.
		Using personal stories that evoke the difficulties and excitement of fieldwork, Keith and Anne Chambers draw on more than twenty-five years of ethnographic research in Nanumea to craft an engaging account of Nanumean culture and social organization.
	www.waveland.com /Titles/Chambers-Chambers.htm (366 words)

	Comparative Criminology \| Asia - Tuvalu
		Beginning in October 1942, U.S. forces built airbases on the islands of Funafuti, Nanumea, and Nukufetau.
		The airstrip in the capital of Funafuti, originally built by the U.S. during the war, is still in use, as is the "American Passage" that was blasted through Nanumea's reef by SeaBees assisted by local divers.
		In 1974 the Ellice Islanders voted for separate British dependency status as Tuvalu, separating from the Gilbert Islands which became Kiribati upon independence.
	www-rohan.sdsu.edu /faculty/rwinslow/asia_pacific/tuvalu.html (1532 words)

	Radio Australia - News - Winner declared in Tuvalu by-election (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In Tuvalu, Kokea Malua has been declared the winner of a by-election for the seat of Nanumea.
		This is the second time Mr Malua has represented the constituency of Nanumea.
		He now joins the prime minister, Maatia Toafa, as the second member for Nanumea, but he has not declared whether he will support the government, or the opposition.
	www.abc.net.au /ra/news/stories/s1393003.htm (147 words)

	Beehive.govt.nz - Launch of San Nanumea - Sanford Ltd Auckland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		This vessel before us the San Nanumea is 78 metres long, can carry over 1,000 tonnes in freight and has a large amount of sophisticated electronic equipment that is part of all modern businesses.
		It is an impressive sight and impressive testament to the success of this company.
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	www.beehive.govt.nz /ViewDocument.cfm?DocumentID=11940 (1015 words)

	Radio Australia - Pacific Beat - Stories - TUVALU: New members yet to declare allegiance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Neither of the winners - Kokea Malua, the new member of Nanumea, and Taom Tanukale, now the member for Nui - has declared which side of politics they wish to represent.
		Prior to the votes, the numbers in the House were eight government MPs to the opposition's seven.
		Mr Malua joins the prime minister as the second member for the Nanumea constituency.
	www.radioaustralia.net.au /pacbeat/stories/s1393870.htm (453 words)

	Sociology and Anthropology Faculty, Southern Oregon University
		Anne maintains a long term research commitment to the small Polynesian community of Nanumea, Tuvalu (Polynesia), where she and Keith Chambers have been doing periodic field research since 1973.
		Their research collaboration has been (and is expected to continue to be) broadly ethnographic but Anne has particular interest in village-level economics, fertility and health issues, gender, and the interplay between values and social organization.
		She and Keith are currently doing final final revisions on The Unity of Heart, their ethnography about Nanumea, which is due to be published soon by Waveland Press.
	www.sou.edu /SOCIOL/fac.htm (2287 words)

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	Attractions \| Tuvalu Travel Information \| Lonely Planet Destination Guide
		One of Tuvalu's most beautiful atolls, Nanumea features a fresh-water pond (unusual for atolls)...
		One of Tuvalu's most beautiful atolls, Nanumea features a fresh-water pond (unusual for atolls) and......
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	www.lonelyplanet.com /worldguide/destinations/pacific/tuvalu/see?a=browse (174 words)

	Nanumea atoll travel guide
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	www.world66.com /australiaandpacific/tuvalu/nanumeaatoll (86 words)

	Nanumea atoll Getting There (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
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	www.world66.com /australiaandpacific/tuvalu/nanumeaatoll/gettingthere (73 words)

	Anthropology Faculty at Southern Oregon University (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Recently, this has been the senior seminar on Ethnographic Theory a topic which draws forth his detailed expertise regarding the key figures in anthropology and the historical contexts which shaped our discipline.
		Keith collaborates with Anne Chambers in ongoing ethnographic research in Nanumea, Tuvalu (Polynesia).
		His particular fieldwork interests in Nanumea have been on the uses of oral narratives, political organization, traditional history and the formation of knowledge.
	www.sou.edu /sociol/facpg.htm (1278 words)

	Tuvalu Tourism - Historic and Archaeological Attractions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		During the World War II, large numbers of American troops were stationed on the islands of Tuvalu and airforce bases were strategically located to allow the allied forces to attack enemy bases in Kiribati.
		An old runway exists on the northeastern side of Nanumea and the remains of World War II planes are visible in the scrub.
		There is another World War II airstrip on the islet of Motulalo in Nukufetau, along with the remains of plane wrecks.
	www.timelesstuvalu.com /tuvalu/export/sites/TTO/historic_and_archaeological.html (220 words)

	Climate information for NANUMEA ISLAND in Tuvalu - Climate Zone
		World / Oceania / Tuvalu / NANUMEA ISLAND
		The table below displays average monthly climate indicators in NANUMEA ISLAND based on 8 years of historical weather readings.
		NANUMEA ISLAND 5 66 S, 176 13 E, 9 feet (3 meters) above sea level.
	www.climate-zone.com /climate/tuvalu/celsius/nanumea-island.htm (79 words)

	counproftemp
		The nine islands are Funafuti, Vaitupu, Niutao, Nanumea, Nanumaga, Nukufetau, Nui, Nukulaelae and Niulakita (Douglas and Douglas, 1989) - see Figure 1.
		Vaitupu, Niutao, Nanumea and Niulakita are reef islands.
		Vaitupu has a closed-off lagoon, and there is a brackish lake on Niutoa.
	www.fao.org /ag/AGp/agpc/doc/counprof/southpacific/tuvalu.htm (1115 words)

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	Tuvalu - World War 2 Images of Nanumea - Part 1
		Clifford (Pete) McFarland was stationed on Nanumea, Tuvalu, during World War 2.
		During this time he compiled an extensive photographic record, which has been kindly entrusted to me by his son-in-law, Joe Spence and his wife (Clifford's daughter), Sue Spence, to share with everybody on the Internet.
		These pictures are presented without captions and, certainly, World War 2 veterans who served on Nanumea with Clifford during that time, as well as people from Nanumea, Tuvalu, are most welcome to make available some suitable captions.
	www.janesoceania.com /tuvalu_ww2b (168 words)

	COARE-Met Data Center: Nanumea Island (91631) - GTS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		COARE-Met Data Center: Nanumea Island (91631) - GTS
		Note: All COAREMET data files are also available via anonymous FTP at host coaremet.fsu.edu in the directory pub/coare.
		The ASCII file names follow the same convention, execept they will end with the extension ".asc".
	www.coaps.fsu.edu /cgi-bin/getcoare?type=gts&id=91631 (214 words)

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