Alofi Bay is the northern of the two large bays which make up most of the west coast of the island of
Niue
Niue (, ; niu, Niuē) is an island country in the South Pacific Ocean, northeast of New Zealand. Niue's land area is about and its population, predominantly Polynesian, was about 1,600 in 2016. Niue is located in a triangle between Tong ...
, the other being
Avatele Bay
Avatele Bay is a large bay in the southwest coast of Niue. It stretches from Tepa Point in the island's extreme southwest northwards to Halagigie Point, the island's westernmost extremity. Two small settlements, Tamakautoga and Avatele
Avatele, ...
south of it. It stretches from
Makapu Point
Makapu is an island of the Gambier Islands of French Polynesia
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in the island's northwest to
Halagigie Point
Halagigie Point is the westernmost point on the island of Niue in Polynesia. It lies to the southwest of the capital, Alofi, between the two large bays of Alofi Bay (to the north) and Avatele Bay
Avatele Bay is a large bay in the southwest coast ...
, the island's westernmost extremity.
The island's largest settlement,
Alofi
Alofi is the capital of the Pacific Ocean island nation of Niue. With a population of 597 in 2017, Alofi has the distinction of being the second smallest national capital city in terms of population (after Ngerulmud, capital of Palau). It consi ...
, is located close to the shore of the bay, as are the smaller settlements of
Aliutu and
Tufukia.
Landforms of Niue
Bays of the Pacific Ocean
Bays of Oceania
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