Tuvalu
Tuvalu (i/tu:'va:lu:/ too-VAH-loo or /'tu:v@lu:/ TOO-v@-loo), formerly known as the Ellice Islands, is a Polynesian island nation located in the Pacific Ocean, midway between Hawaii and Australia. It comprises three reef islands and six true atolls spread out between the latitude of 5deg to 10deg south and longitude of 176deg to 180deg, west of the International Date Line. Its nearest neighbours are Kiribati, Nauru, Samoa and Fiji. Tuvalu has a population of 10,640 (2012 census). The total land area of the islands of Tuvalu is 26 square kilometres (10 sq mi).
What originally formed the Tuvalu islands?
reef
It comprises three reef islands and six true atolls spread out between the latitude of 5deg to 10deg south and longitude of 176deg to 180deg, west of the International Date Line.
Tuvalu