Fualopa is an
islet
An islet is a very small, often unnamed island. Most definitions are not precise, but some suggest that an islet has little or no vegetation and cannot support human habitation. It may be made of rock, sand and/or hard coral; may be perman ...
of
Funafuti
Funafuti is the capital of the island nation of Tuvalu. It has a population of 6,320 people (2017 census), and so it has more people than the rest of Tuvalu combined, with approximately 60% of the population. It consists of a narrow sweep of la ...
,
Tuvalu
Tuvalu ( or ; formerly known as the Ellice Islands) is an island country and microstate in the Polynesian subregion of Oceania in the Pacific Ocean. Its islands are situated about midway between Hawaii and Australia. They lie east-northea ...
. It is part of the
Funafuti Conservation Area
The Funafuti Conservation Area is a marine conservation area covering 33 square kilometers (12.74 square miles) of reef, lagoon and ''motu'' (islets) on the western side of Funafuti atoll in Tuvalu. The marine environment of the conservation ar ...
, established in 1996 with the aim of preserving the natural fauna and flora of the area.Fualopa hosts a breeding colony of
black noddy
The black noddy or white-capped noddy (''Anous minutus'') is a seabird from the family Laridae. It is a medium-sized species of tern with black plumage and a white cap. It closely resembles the lesser noddy (''Anous tenuirostris'') with which it ...
(''Anous minutus'' or white-capped noddy).
is the passage through the Funafuti atoll of the western rim, south of Te Ava Tepuka Vili, between the islets of
Tepuka Vili Vili Tepuka Vili Vili or Tepuka Savilivili is an islet 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.
Tepuka Vili Vili was devasta ...
to the north and Fualopa immediately south.
References
Islands of Tuvalu
Pacific islands claimed under the Guano Islands Act
Funafuti
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