Nukulaelae
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Nukulaelae is one of the nine atolls of Tuvalu, and has a population (2002 census) of 393. It has the form of an oval and consists of at least 15 islets. The island was claimed by the United States from sometime in the 1800s until 1983, when claims to the atoll were ceeded.
Islands and atolls of Tuvalu | |
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Islands: Nanumanga | Niulakita | Niutao | |
Atolls: Funafuti | Nanumea | Nui | Nukufetau | Nukulaelae | Vaitupu |