Funafuti

Fu·na·fu·ti

F0361300 (fo͞o′nə-fo͞o′tē) An atoll of Tuvalu in the southern Pacific Ocean, consisting of several islets. It is the capital of the island state.

Fu•na•fu•ti

(ˌfu nəˈfu ti)

n. the capital of Tuvalu. 1328.

Thesaurus

Noun

Funafuti - capital of TuvaluTuvalu - a small island republic on the Tuvalu islands; formerly part of the British colony of Gilbert and Ellice Islands until it withdrew in 1975 and became independent of the United Kingdom in 1978

Funafuti

enUK

Funafuti

(fo͞onäfo͞o`tē), capital and chief atoll of TuvaluTuvalu
, independent Commonwealth nation (2015 est. pop. 11,000), 10 sq mi (26 sq km), composed of nine low coral atolls, formerly known as the Ellice (or Lagoon) Islands, scattered over the W Pacific Ocean. The capital is the atoll of Funafuti.
..... Click the link for more information. , S Pacific. It comprises 30 islets of a reef 13 mi (21 km) long, with a land area of c.1 sq mi (2.6 sq km). The islet of FongafaleFongafale
, islet (2001 est. pop. 5,000), site of the government center and largest settlement in the island nation of Tuvalu. Part of the atoll of Funafuti (which is officially the capital), Fongafale is also the site of a meteorological station, a hospital, Tuvalu's main port,
..... Click the link for more information. is the most populous part of the atoll; the center of government is there. The atoll was discovered in 1819 and became part of a British colony in 1915. An expedition led by Sir Edgeworth David in 1897 proved the Darwinian theory of atoll formation (see coral reefscoral reefs,
limestone formations produced by living organisms, found in shallow, tropical marine waters. In most reefs, the predominant organisms are stony corals, colonial cnidarians that secrete an exoskeleton of calcium carbonate (limestone).
..... Click the link for more information. ) by sinking a 1,100 ft (335 m) bore into the island.

Funafuti

Fu·na·fu·ti

Fu•na•fu•ti

Funafuti

Funafuti

Funafuti

Words related to Funafuti

noun capital of Tuvalu

Related Words