Pukasavilivili

Pukasavilivili
Islet

Funafuti atoll
Pukasavilivili

Location in Tuvalu

Coordinates: 08°31′S 179°12′E / 8.517°S 179.200°E / -8.517; 179.200
Country Tuvalu

Pukasavilivili or Tepuka Vili Vili is an iset of Funafuti, Tuvalu.

Tepuka Vili Vili is part of the Funafuti Conservation Area, established in 1996 with the aim of preserving the natural fauna and flora of the area.[1]

Tepuka Vili Vili was devastated by Cyclone Meli in 1979, with all its vegetation and most of its sand swept away during the cyclone.[1]

Te Ava Kum Kum is the passage through the Funafuti atoll of the western rim, south of Te Ava Tepuka Vili, between the islets of Tepuka Vili Vili to the north and Fualopa immediately south.[2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Kogatapu Funafuti Conservation Area". Tuvaluislands.com. Retrieved 28 Oct 2011.
  2. ↑ Map of Funafuti. Tuvaluislands.com.
  3. ↑ Admiralty Nautical Chart 2983 Tuvalu - Funafuti atoll. United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO).


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