Tepuka is an island eighteen kilometers west of Fongafale, in the northwest of Funafuti,[1] the main atoll of the Oceanian nation of Tuvalu. Te puka, or Pouka, is the name of a tree - Hernandia peltata.[2]
There is a well-preserved underground bunker on the island, which was an American communications outpost built during the Pacific War, which was connected to the military airfield on Fongafale.[3][4]
The island lies between the smaller islet of Tepuka Vili Vili in the southwest, the smaller islet of Te Afualiku in the northeast, the Pacific Ocean on the west and the Funafuti lagoon called Te Namo on the east. In recent years the island has been majorly eroded. Te Ava Tepuka and Te Avua Sari are two neighbouring passages through Funafuti atoll in the northeast, between the islets of Te Afualiku to the northeast and Tepuka to the southwest.[5]
^Lal, Andrick. (PDF). SPC Applied Geoscience and Technology Division (SOPAC Division of SPC). p. 57. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-03.
^Hedley, Charles (1896). General account of the Atoll of Funafuti(PDF). Australian Museum Memoir 3(2): 1–72. pp. 17, 31–32.
^Telavi, Melei (1983). "Chapter 18 - War". In Laracy, Hugh (ed.). Tuvalu: A History. Institute of Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific and Government of Tuvalu. p. 142.
^"Funafuti". Tuvaluislands.com. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
^George R. Zug; Dick Watling; Tataua Alefaio; Semese Alefaio & Claudia Ludescher (2003). (PDF). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 116 (1): 38–46. S2CID 38959270. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-04.
^"Lepidodactylus tepukapili Zug, Watling, Alefaio, Alefaio & Ludescher" (PDF). polynesian diversity. 12 February 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
tepuka, island, eighteen, kilometers, west, fongafale, northwest, funafuti, main, atoll, oceanian, nation, tuvalu, puka, pouka, name, tree, hernandia, peltata, geographylocationpacific, oceancoordinates8, 46278, 08028, 46278, 08028archipelagofunafutiadministra. Tepuka is an island eighteen kilometers west of Fongafale in the northwest of Funafuti 1 the main atoll of the Oceanian nation of Tuvalu Te puka or Pouka is the name of a tree Hernandia peltata 2 TepukaGeographyLocationPacific OceanCoordinates8 27 46 S 179 04 49 E 8 46278 S 179 08028 E 8 46278 179 08028ArchipelagoFunafutiAdministrationTuvaluDemographicsLanguagesTuvaluan EnglishMap of Funafuti with Tepuka on the top leftThere is a well preserved underground bunker on the island which was an American communications outpost built during the Pacific War which was connected to the military airfield on Fongafale 3 4 The island lies between the smaller islet of Tepuka Vili Vili in the southwest the smaller islet of Te Afualiku in the northeast the Pacific Ocean on the west and the Funafuti lagoon called Te Namo on the east In recent years the island has been majorly eroded Te Ava Tepuka and Te Avua Sari are two neighbouring passages through Funafuti atoll in the northeast between the islets of Te Afualiku to the northeast and Tepuka to the southwest 5 Tepuka is to the north of the Funafuti Conservation Area which encompasses 33 square kilometers 12 74 square miles of reef lagoon and six motu islets to the south of Tepuku Tepuka Vili Vili also called Tepuka Savilivili Fualopa Fuafatu Vasafua Fuagea also called Fuakea and Tefala Lepidodactylus tepukapili is a species of gecko which has been located on Tepuka and on Fuagea also called Fuakea 6 7 See also Edit nbsp Tuvalu portalReferences Edit Lal Andrick South Pacific Sea Level amp Climate Monitoring Project Funafuti atoll PDF SPC Applied Geoscience and Technology Division SOPAC Division of SPC p 57 Archived from the original PDF on 2014 02 03 Hedley Charles 1896 General account of the Atoll of Funafuti PDF Australian Museum Memoir 3 2 1 72 pp 17 31 32 Telavi Melei 1983 Chapter 18 War In Laracy Hugh ed Tuvalu A History Institute of Pacific Studies University of the South Pacific and Government of Tuvalu p 142 Funafuti Tuvaluislands com Retrieved 20 April 2013 Admiralty Nautical Chart 2983 Tuvalu Funafuti atoll United Kingdom Hydrographic Office UKHO George R Zug Dick Watling Tataua Alefaio Semese Alefaio amp Claudia Ludescher 2003 A new gecko Reptilia Squamata Genus Lepidodactylus from Tuvalu South central Pacific PDF Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 116 1 38 46 S2CID 38959270 Archived from the original PDF on 2019 03 04 Lepidodactylus tepukapili Zug Watling Alefaio Alefaio amp Ludescher PDF polynesian diversity 12 February 2012 Retrieved 25 May 2019 8 27 46 S 179 04 49 E 8 4627 S 179 0802 E 8 4627 179 0802 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tepuka amp oldid 1179914680, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
