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Tokelau

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018.550° S · 172.500° W
Place guide · Atafu AtollAtafu Atoll

Atafu Atoll is the northernmost of Tokelau's three coral atolls, a narrow reef-rimmed island in the South Pacific Ocean with a central lagoon, a single boat pass, and a village settlement that also serves as the seat of Tokelau's national government.

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028.550° S · 172.500° W
Place guide · Atafu VillageAtafu Village

The sole settlement of Atafu Atoll and the seat of Tokelau's national government, a compact village of about 500 people on a narrow coral reef rim in the South Pacific.

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039.370° S · 171.200° W
Place guide · Fakaofo AtollFakaofo Atoll

Fakaofo Atoll is the southernmost and largest of Tokelau's three atolls by total area, historically the cultural centre of Tokelau before Atafu assumed administrative functions in 1993, and the origin of the Ulu o Tokelau title.

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049.400° S · 171.100° W
Place guide · Fale IsletFale Islet

A small low-lying islet within Fakaofo Atoll, Tokelau's southernmost atoll, home to a small residential community whose economy is integrated with the broader Fakaofo settlement.

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059.130° S · 171.800° W
Place guide · Nukunonu AtollNukunonu Atoll

Nukunonu Atoll is the central and second-largest of Tokelau's three coral atolls, featuring a large central lagoon with a single boat pass and a history of nineteenth-century territorial disputes over lagoon access.

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069.130° S · 171.800° W
Place guide · Nukunonu VillageNukunonu Village

The sole settlement of Nukunonu Atoll, Tokelau's middle atoll, a narrow long village of approximately 400 to 500 people governed by a taupulega council of family chiefs.

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