Olosega (historical variant for this island)

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Olosega is the historical name for Olohega, a small, remote atoll in the Tokelau Islands of the South Pacific.

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Olosega (historical variant for this island) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf atoll
administeredAsPartOf American Samoa
climate tropical marine
country New Zealand (associated territory via Tokelau)
linked to: New Zealand
culturalRegion Samoan cultural sphere
Tokelau cultural area
linked to: Fakaofo
economicActivity fishing
subsistence agriculture
ethnicAssociation Polynesian people
Tokelauan people
linked to: Tokelauans
geologicalType coral atoll
hasAlternativeName Olohega
Swains Island
hasFeature coral atoll structure
lagoon
low-lying coral islands
hasHistoricalNameVariant Olosega Island
hasHistoricalStatus disputed territory between Tokelau and American Samoa
historicalConnection Tokelau traditional territory
historicalNameOf Olohega
linked to: Olosega
isPartOf Tokelau archipelago (culturally and historically)
isRemote true
languageHistoricallySpoken Samoan
Tokelauan
locatedIn Polynesia
South Pacific Ocean
Tokelau Islands
linked to: Tokelau

central Pacific Ocean
locatedNear Tokelau (Nukunonu, Fakaofo, Atafu)
linked to: Tokelau
locatedNorthOf American Samoa
Samoa
nameEtymology Polynesian origin
ocean Pacific Ocean
partOf Olohega atoll
populationCharacteristic very small resident population
region South Pacific
sovereigntyAdministeredBy United States
sovereigntyClaimedBy Tokelau
sovereigntyStatus disputed
subregion Polynesian Triangle
timeZone UTC-11
usedIn historical documents about Tokelau
older Polynesian oral traditions

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Olohega hasAlternativeName Olosega (historical variant for this island)