Motuloa 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 ...
in the
atoll
An atoll () is a ring-shaped island, including a coral rim that encircles a lagoon partially or completely. There may be coral islands or cays on the rim. Atolls are located in warm tropical or subtropical oceans and seas where corals can ...
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 ...
.
Motu loa means long island.
It lies on the southeastern rim of the atoll and is long northeast–southwest, but only wide. It is only about southwest of
Telele
Telele is an uninhabited islet of Funafuti, Tuvalu. The estimate terrain elevation of the island is 12 metres above sea level.
See also
* Desert island
* List of islands
References
Uninhabited islands of Tuvalu
Pacific islands claim ...
and can be reached by foot from it during low tide. The islet is densely vegetated.
References
External links
Satellite Image IKONOS
Islands of Tuvalu
Pacific islands claimed under the Guano Islands Act
Funafuti
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