Tuvalu (formerly Ellice Islands) is located in the pacific at 8° 31′ 0″ S, 179° 13′ 0″ E, near the Solomon Islands and Fiji.
Tuvalu is made up of nine islands, eight of which are inhabited. Tuvalu, means "eight standing together".
Tuvalu is made up of nine 'islands', six of which are atolls and three are coral reefs: Nanumea Niutao Nanumaga Nui Vaitupu Nukufetau Funafuti (capital and largest population of about 4,500) Nukulaelae Niulakita
The latitude ofTahiti is 87 N And the longitude is 57 E No, completely wrong. 87N, 57E is in the Arctic Ocean. Tahiti, in the Eastern Pacific, lies approximately at 17 degrees 39 minutes South, 149 degrees 25 minutes W.
That point is among the islands of the South Pacific Ocean, about 150 miles west-northwest of Funafuti, Tuvalu.
Tuvalu
Ellice Islands
Tuvalu was previously known as the Ellice Islands.
Tuvalu is the official country name. It used to be called Ellice Islands.
Tuvalu (formerly Ellice Islands) is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean, consisting of nine islands, in the region known as Oceania.
Located between Hawaii and Australia, Tuvalu, formerly known as the Ellice Islands, is a Polynesian island nation.
Tuvalu (formerly Ellice Islands) is part of Oceania , it's an island nation, consisting of nine atolls, eight of them are inhabitable, in the Pacific Ocean near the Solomon Islands and Fiji.
The capital of Gilbert and Ellice Islands was Tarawa. In 1979, the Gilbert Islands and Ellice Islands separated, with the Gilbert Islands becoming Kiribati and the Ellice Islands becoming Tuvalu. Tarawa is now the capital of Kiribati.
Tuvalu lies east of the Solomon Islands.
Tuvalu is made up of nine islands, eight of which are inhabited. Tuvalu, means "eight standing together".
Tuvalu is an independent, constitutional monarchy in the southwest Pacific Ocean. Formerly known as the Ellice Islands, separated from the Gilbert Islands after a referendum in 1975, and achieved independence from Great Britain on October 1, 1978. The population of Tuvalu is between 11,000-12,000 people. Tuvalu is the fourth smallest nation in land area, with a total land area of 10 sq. mi. (27 sq. km.); the highest point of the islands is 15 ft. (5 m.) above sea level. The name, Tuvalu, translates to "eight standing together", referring to the eight historically inhabited of the nine islands (coral atolls) that comprise the nation. One of its leading sources of income, Tuvau derives royalties from the lease of its ".tv" Internet domain name.
Tuvalu consists of nine islands, six of which are atolls and three of which are coral reefs.
Tuvalu" means "group of eight" referring to the country's eight traditionally inhabited islands.