Tengako

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Tengako is a peninsula at the north end of Fongafale islet of Funafuti, Tuvalu. [1] [2] [3] At the end of the peninsula is Amatuku islet on which the Tuvalu Maritime Training Institute is located. Further past that is Mulitefala.

Aerial view of Tengako peninsula looking south to Fongafale Tuvalu view.jpg
Aerial view of Tengako peninsula looking south to Fongafale

8°27′44″S179°11′07″E / 8.4622°S 179.1853°E / -8.4622; 179.1853

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References

  1. "Maritime Training Project: Program Completion Reports" (PDF). Asian Development Bank. September 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  2. Lal, Andrick. South Pacific Sea Level & Climate Monitoring Project - Funafuti atoll (PDF). SPC Applied Geoscience and Technology Division (SOPAC Division of SPC). p. 73. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-03.
  3. Admiralty Nautical Chart 2983 Tuvalu - Funafuti atoll. United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO).