Nukulaelae Atoll

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Nukulaelae Atoll is a small coral atoll in Tuvalu in the central Pacific Ocean, known for its traditional Polynesian culture and vulnerable low-lying environment.

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Nukulaelae Atoll canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coral atoll
island
administrativeDivisionOf Tuvalu
belongsToIslandGroup Southern islands of Tuvalu
linked to: Tuvaluan islands
capitalOfAtoll Pepesala
climate maritime
tropical
country Tuvalu
countryCallingCode +688
drainageBasin Pacific Ocean
elevationAboveSeaLevel low-lying
environmentalVulnerability coastal erosion
sea level rise
environmentalVulnerability tropical cyclones
ethnicGroup Polynesians
Tuvaluans
linked to: Tuvaluan people
governedBy Falekaupule (island council)
hasCulture Polynesian culture
hasEconomicActivity copra production
fishing
subsistence agriculture
hasFeature coral reef
lagoon
low coral islands
hasLandformType atoll
hasPoliticalStatus island council area of Tuvalu
hasSettlement Pepesala
hasTraditionalCulture Tuvaluan culture
locatedIn Pacific Ocean
central Pacific Ocean
mainSettlement Pepesala
officialLanguage English
Tuvaluan
partOf Polynesia
Tuvalu archipelago
linked to: Tuvaluan islands
regionalOrganization Pacific Islands Forum (via Tuvalu)
religion Christianity
Protestantism
sovereignState Tuvalu
threatenedBy climate change
ocean acidification
timeZone UTC+12
traditionalInstitution Falekaupule
transport boat connection to Funafuti
usesCurrency Australian dollar
Tuvaluan dollar

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Nukulaelae dialect primaryRegion Nukulaelae Atoll
Nukulaelae dialect spokenIn Nukulaelae Atoll