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	Nukufetau Atoll, Tuvalu
		Nukufetau is an island of the Tuvalu group.
		Nukufetau has a population of approximately 700 people, although this number is reduced when school children leave for Funafuti.
		We were anchored in either Nukufetau or Funafuti from end of December 2004 to end of March 2005 and in that time encountered rough storms (with winds gusting over 40 knots) which developed shortly after in cyclones.
	www.pcrf.org /science/Nukufetau/reefreport.html (1870 words)

	Nukufetau
		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.
		Nukufetau was like Funafuti in that big cargo ships and warships entered and anchored inside the lagoon, whereas at Nanumea, where there was no natural deep passage, only small vessels could enter.
	www.pacificwrecks.com /provinces/tuvalu_nukufetau.html (175 words)

	Nukufetau
		Of the nine Tuvalu atolls, only Nukufetau with an estimated population of 796 and Funafuti have passages through their coral rings large enough to allow ships and yachts to enter the lagoon.
		The American base on Nukufetau was built to provide an alternative to the other two bases (Nanumea and Funafuti) on Tuvalu to allow for further dispersal of American aircraft as protection against Japanese bombing.
		The lives of the Nukufetau people were significantly less affected by the presence of the Americans on their atoll than those of either Funafuti or Nanumea.
	www.janeresture.com /tuvislands/nukufetau.htm (285 words)

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		Here in Nukufetau, the corals were in a reasonable state of health, although by no means unblemished, but large schools of fish were absent.
		Upon our return to Nukufetau, we finally celebrated the ship’s birthday, rejoicing to be back in the lagoon with calm waters and starry skies surrounding.
		In summary, our stay in Nukufetau was long enough for us to explore almost all of the lagoon and the navigable zones of the exterior of the atoll, given the weather conditions.
	www.pcrf.org /explogtuvalu.html (3897 words)

	Tuvalu - Nukufetau
		In later years, after the coming of missionaries, the whole population reassembled at Fale, before shifting to nearby Savave, an islet on the lagoon side of the Fale settlement.
		Another, more recent, event that is proudly celebrated on Nukufetau is the opening of a boarding school on the islet of Motumua on 11th February 1947.
		Established and operated by the local community entirely at its own expense, the purpose of the school, named Tutasi, was to fulfil parents' demands that their children obtain a better education, especially in the English language.
	www.janeresture.com /tu8/nukufetau.htm (380 words)

	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.
		Nukufetau's lagoon is fringed by islets, sandbars and coral reef.
	www.jasons.com /578,TUVA,TUVA,TUVA,,PG,1,0.mel (775 words)

	House majority hangs in the balance in Tuvalu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The five candidates in the by-election are yet to declare their allegiance and are keeping secret which side of the House they intend to support.
		Faimalaga Luka has had to relinquish his seat of Nukufetau to take up the position of governor-general and hence the need for a by-election.
		If the opposition wins the by-election in Nukufetau tomorrow, the fight for the balance of power and the right to form government is likely to begin all over again.
	www.hellopacific.com /news/general/news/2003/10/09/09rego.html (408 words)

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		I must here mention that the natives of De Peyster's Island (Nukufetau) caught all the fish they wanted in the smooth and spacious waters of the lagoon, and were not fond of venturing outside the barrier reef, except during the bonito season, or when the sea was very calm at night, to catch flying-fish.
		As soon, however, as the young bonito appear, both eels and rock-cod change their normal habits, and entering the lagoons through the passages thereto, they take up their quarters in the deeper parts--places which are fringed by a labyrinthine border of coral forest, and are at most ten fathoms deep.
		It is at this time that the natives of Nukufetau and some other islands have some glorious sport, for in addition to the huge eels and rock-cod many other deep-sea fish flock into the shallower lagoon waters--all in pursuit of the _atuli_--and all eager to take the hook.
	www.gutenberg.org /dirs/1/2/7/9/12798/12798.txt (17442 words)

	New MP declares allegiance to government (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		After winning last Friday's (10 October) by-election in Nukufetau, Mr Piita was told by his constituents that there is strength in numbers, and that he must join the island's other MP on the government benches.
		Now the corridors of caucus and party rooms all over Tuvalu are buzzing with gossip and speculation while they wait for a new Speaker to be elected, PacBeat reports.
		The by-election in Nukufetau went right down to the wire with just 41 votes separating the winner from the fourth candidate.
	www.hellopacific.com /news/general/news/2003/10/14/14regc.html (240 words)

	Commonwealth Yearbook Home
		The other islands are Nanumanga, Nanumea, Niutao, Nui, Nukufetau, Nukulaelae, Niulakita and Vaitupu.
		There is a deep-water lagoon at Funafuti, and ships are able to enter the lagoon at Nukufetau.
		The islands are served by a passenger and cargo vessel, based at Funafuti, which occasionally calls at Suva, Fiji Islands.
	www.thecommonwealth.org /Templates/YearbookInternal.asp?NodeID=139426 (466 words)

	Radio Australia - Pacific Beat - Stories - TUVALU: Last minute preperations for by-election
		The election was scheduled after former prime minster Saufatu Sopoanga resigned to temporarily halt attempts by the opposition to form a new government.
		One of the former Prime Minister Mr Sopoanga after resigning his seat he again put in his name as one of the candidates.
		The last by-election for Nukufetau was 2003 there were about 700 people from that island registered as voters.
	www.abc.net.au /ra/pacbeat/stories/s1211117.htm (453 words)

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		At daybreak the Wildcats took off and made a sweep a hundred miles or so to be sure that we hadn't missed any thing and that the Japs were still safely holed up on Tarawa.
		Occasionaly the routine was broken by a lucky boat getting to visit the other Atolls in the Ellice group, the favorite being Nukifatow, Nukufetau or Nukulae.
		It was the first part of the name that struck our fancy but that is all that it was wishfull thinking.
	www.beatylayptboat.com /funafuti.html (733 words)

	Pacific Islands
		The elders (in Nukufetau) had written a letter to the Speaker to vacate his seat because they were not happy about his decision not to support me in parliament.
		They understood why I was wanting to hold onto power, for the sake of a stable and secure government.
		For now, the Nukufetau leader believes his support is rock solid.
	www.pacificislands.cc /pm122003/pmdefault.php?urlarticleid=0021 (749 words)

	Marshall Islands -- Combat Chronology of the US Army Air Forces in operations against and from the Marshall Islands
		B-24's from Nanumea and Nukufetau Islands in the Ellice Islands bomb Jaluit and Maloelap Atolls in the Marshall Islands.
		6 B-24's from Nukufetau Island in the Ellice Islands bomb Emidj and Jabor Islands, Jaluit Atoll,.
		8 B-24's from Canton Island in the Phoenix Islands and Nukufetau Island in the Ellice Islands bomb Mille Atoll.
	marshall.csu.edu.au /Marshalls/html/WWII/AAF_Chronology.html (7068 words)

	Nukufetau (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Legend has it that a party of Tongans, whose names are not recorded are said to have been the first people to settle on Nukufetau.
		Shortly afterwards they sailed back to Tonga to obtain some coconuts to plant on the sand banks of the newly discovered land, and on returning to Nukufetau settled at Fale in the western part of the island.
		As times passed the population increased and there arose men of outstanding character who were recognized as aliki.
	www.janeresture.com /tuvalu2/Nukufetau.htm (232 words)

	CANOE Travel - Travel Guide
		Funafuti and Nukufetau both have several dozen small islands riding on their barrier reefs and lagoons which can be entered by ships.
		The British declared a protectorate over Tuvalu in 1892, changing it into a colony in 1916.
		During World War II, the United States built refueling facilities on Funafuti, Nukufetau, and Nanumea to support their aerial campaign against Japanese bases in the Gilbert and Marshall islands.
	www.canoe.ca /Travel/AtevoGuides/country/Tuvalu/Introduction.html (449 words)

	Noonsite: Tuvalu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		With the exception of the main island of Funafuti, yachts rarely visit the islands.
		Although some only have precarious anchorages in the lee of a fringing reef, the lagoon is accessible in at least two islands, at Nukufetau and Nanumea, and there are plans to open passes into some of the other lagoons.
		Particularly if sailing towards neighbouring Kiribati, one should try and obtain permission from the authorities in Funafuti to stop at some of the outer islands.
	www.noonsite.com /Countries/Tuvalu (317 words)

	counproftemp
		The nine islands are Funafuti, Vaitupu, Niutao, Nanumea, Nanumaga, Nukufetau, Nui, Nukulaelae and Niulakita (Douglas and Douglas, 1989) - see Figure 1.
		It is only at Funafuti and Nukufetau that ships can enter the lagoons, elsewhere there is no anchorage at all except in the calmest weather.
		Although Tuvalu is to the north of the recognized hurricane belt, the islands have been struck on a number of occasions in modern times by severe cyclones (Maddison, 1989), with three cyclones in 1997 (World Factbook).
	www.fao.org /ag/AGp/agpc/doc/counprof/southpacific/tuvalu.htm (1115 words)

	The land (from Tuvalu) -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		The group includes both atolls and reef islands.
		The atolls—Nanumea, Nui, Nukufetau, Funafuti, and Nukulaelae—have islets encircling a shallow lagoon; the reef islands—Nanumanga, Niutao, Vaitupu, and Niulakita—are compact with a fringing reef.
		The islands are low-lying, most being 13 to 16 feet (4 to 5 metres) above sea level.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-54028 (67 words)

	Tuvalu Tourism - Historic and Archaeological Attractions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		A wreck of a landing craft can be seen on the reef near the village on Nanumea.
		There is another World War II airstrip on the islet of Motulalo in Nukufetau, along with the remains of plane wrecks.
		Funafuti atoll was the main base and remains of World War II debris can be seen along the main island of Fongafale.
	www.timelesstuvalu.com /tuvalu/export/sites/TTO/historic_and_archaeological.html (220 words)

	Radio Australia Tok Pisin: Tait resis bai kamap long Tuvalu bai-eleksen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Long Tuvalu, tupela kendidet bai resis long Nukufetau seat insait long bai-eleksen long wik bihain.
		Dispela bai-eleksen bai kamap long wanem memba bipo, olpela praim minista, Saufatu Sopoanga, i bin risain bihain long oli bin rausim gavman blong em long wanpela vout-nogat-bilip long mun Augus.
		Narapela eleksen blong makim niupela praim minista blong Tuvalu bai kamap liklik taim tasol bihain long Oktoba 7 bai-eleksen long Nukufetau.
	www.abc.net.au /ra/tokpisin/news/s1210797.htm (168 words)

	Nukufetau - Tuvalu
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		Funafuti Nanumaga Nanumea Niulakita Niutao Nui Nukufetau Nukulaelae Vaitupu
	www.odyssei.com /destinations/415.html (95 words)

	Bill Bartsch: First Wreck Site (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		One reason I opted for this assignment was the opportunity afforded to visit all the old battlesites and search for any relics still there.
		My first battlesite viisted was Funafuti, in the former Ellice Islands, in November 1974, the first stop on a visit extending up the Ellice and into the Gilberts that involved layovers in Nukufetau (B-24 base in 1943), Nanomea, Tarawa, Makin, and Abemama.
		It was quite an experience in itself to reach these sites, starting out with a flight from Fiji to Funafuti, then a trip on an inter-island ship the Nareau to Nukufetau and Nanomea in the Ellice (captain provided me with his launch for the day's stopover in each place), and finally to Tarawa.
	www.pacificwrecks.com /people/authors/bartsch/question2.html (186 words)

	Tuvalu - Atlapedia Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The island group is bound by Fiji to the south, Kiribati to the north and the Solomon Islands to the west.
		The coral island chain extends for 579 km (360 mi) and consists of the islands of Funafuti, Nanumea, Nanumanga, Niulakita, Niuto, Nui, Nukufetau, Nukulailai and Vaitupu.
		All the islands are low lying with elevations no greater than 4.6 metres (15 feet) above sea level.
	www.atlapedia.com /online/countries/tuvalu.htm (441 words)

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		These islands are located between the Hawaii Islands and Australia in the South Pacific Ocean; and more specifically with geographic coordinates of 8 00 S, and 178 00 E. Geography The total area of the country is only 26 sq.
		km one tenth the size of Washington D.C. The capital of this country is an atoll called Funafuti and the whole country is composed of a chain of nine low-lying coral islands, five of them are atolls -- Funafuti, Nanumea, Nui, Nukufetau, and Nukulaelae.
		And the other four are islands and named; Nanumaga, Niutao, Vaitupu, and Niulakita.
	extension.osu.edu /~ockint/countries/tuvalu.doc (632 words)

	Traveljournals.net - Niue Locations List - Namukulu to Nukufetau
		Traveljournals.net - Niue Locations List - Namukulu to Nukufetau
		/ Explore / Niue / Locations / N / Namukulu to Nukufetau
		Locations in Niue begining with N - Namukulu to Nukufetau
	www.traveljournals.net /explore/niue/locations/n/1.html (65 words)

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