Fongafale (also spelled Fogale or Fagafale) is the largest of Funafuti's islets in Tuvalu.[1][2] It is a long narrow sliver of land, 12 kilometres long and between 10 and 400 metres wide, with the South Pacific Ocean and reef on the east and the protected lagoon on the west. The north part is the Tengako peninsula, and Funafuti International Airport runs from northeast to southwest on the widest part of the island, with the village and administrative centre of Vaiaku on the lagoon side.[3]
On Fongafale, the Funafuti Kaupule is responsible for approval of the construction of houses or extensions to existing buildings on private land, and the Lands Management Committee is the responsible authority in relation to lands leased by government.[4]
In 1972, Funafuti was in the path of Cyclone Bebe. Cyclone Bebe knocked down 90% of the houses and trees on Fongafale. The storm surge created a wall of coral rubble along the ocean side of Fongafale and Funafala that was about 10 miles (16 km) long, and about 10 feet (3.0 m) to 20 feet (6.1 m) thick at the bottom.[5][6]
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^Resture, Jane (5 October 2009). Hurricane Bebe 1972. Tuvalu and the Hurricanes: ‘The Hurricane in Funafuti, Tuvalu’ by Pasefika Falani (Pacific Frank).
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Fongafale (also spelled Fogale or Fagafale) is the largest of Funafuti's islets in Tuvalu. It is a long narrow sliver of land, 12 kilometres long and...
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to Amatuku is from Tengako, which is the peninsula at the north end of Fongafale islet. Admiralty Nautical Chart 2983 Tuvalu - Funafuti atoll. United Kingdom...
Turks and Caicos Islands Cockburn Town Turks and Caicos Islands Cockburn Town English Tuvalu Fongafale (in Funafuti) Tuvalu Fongafale English, Tuvaluan...
a village in Tuvalu, located on the Funafuti atoll, on the island of Fongafale. The settlement has an area of 0.13 km2. In 2001, it was inhabited by...
Type public Established 20 December 2017 (20 December 2017) Location Tuvalu 08°31′S 179°12′E / 8.517°S 179.200°E / -8.517; 179.200 Campus Fongafale...
project is to dredge sand from the lagoon to construct a platform on Fongafale, Funafuti that is 780 meters long and 100 meters wide, which is designed...
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of Samoa-Apia. Its only place of worship is Teone Church in Vaiaku, on Fongafale island in Tuvalu. The current Superior is Reynaldo B. Getalado, M. S....
Tuvalu Meteorological Service Tuvalu Meteorology Service, Fongafale, Funafuti atoll Agency overview Formed 1951 Jurisdiction Government of Tuvalu Headquarters...
Naval Base on the island in early 1942. The US Navy requested the base as Fongafale is midway between Hawaii and Australia, a key refueling and communications...
sea level (subsidence of the island or rising oceans). The boreholes on Fongafale islet, at the site now called Darwin's Drill, are the result of drilling...
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increase saltwater levels subsoil in the atolls and islands of Tuvalu. On Fongafale islet of Funafuti a survey of the pits that have previously been used...
Tengako is a peninsula at the north end of Fongafale islet of Funafuti, Tuvalu. At the end of the peninsula is Amatuku islet on which the Tuvalu Maritime...
detention) and the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1991). The jail is on Fongafale islet on Funafuti. Tuvalu’s jail is administered under the Prisons Act...
project is to dredge sand from the lagoon to construct a platform on Fongafale, Funafuti that is 780 metres (2,560 ft) meters long and 100 metres (330 ft)...
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