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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. |
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