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    Tuvalu (/ t uː ˈ v ɑː l uː / ⓘ too-VAH-loo), formerly known as the Ellice Islands, is an island country in the Polynesian subregion of Oceania in the Pacific Ocean, about midway between Hawaii and Australia.

  2. As one of the smallest and most remote nations in the world, this unspoiled corner of the Pacific offers a peaceful, and non-commercialized environment that is ideal for rest and relaxation.

  3. 6 days ago · Tuvalu, country in the west-central Pacific Ocean. It comprises nine small coral islands scattered in a chain over some 420 miles (676 km). This article presents a geographical and historical treatment of Tuvalu, including maps and statistics as well as a survey of its people, economy, and government.

  4. Dec 26, 2023 · One of the smallest nations in the world, Tuvalu is a collection of small islands and atolls largely made out of coral reefs and volcanic rock. Isolated from its neighbors, Tuvalu is located south of both Kiribati and Nauru with the nearest nation being Fiji more than 1,000 km away.

  5. Jan 26, 2016 · Tuvalu is a remote island nation in the Pacific Ocean. It’s just south of the Equator, west of the International Date Line, two hours by air north of Fiji and part of the Commonwealth. It consists of nine islands and atolls (three true islands and six coral atolls), of which the main one is Funafuti, an atoll with the country’s only airstrip.

  6. Sep 8, 2019 · Tuvalu, formerly known as the Ellice Islands, is a group of coral atolls geographically located in Micronesia but of Polynesian descent that was a British colony until 1978. Polynesians populated the islands in the 14th century and words like Talofa, used in Tonga and Samoa, are also part of the local Tuvaluan language.

  7. Feb 26, 2024 · Tuvalu is a group of nine tiny islands in the South Pacific which won independence from the United Kingdom in 1978. Five of the islands are coral atolls, the other four consist of land rising...