Tokinivae

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Tokinivae is an islet of Nui atoll, in the Pacific Ocean state of Tuvalu. [1] [2] Nui tradition is that Kolaka, a warrior from Nukufetau came on several raiding expeditions to Tokinivae, until he was killed and buried at Tararorae. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Map of Nui. Tuvaluislands.com. Archived from the original on April 28, 2013.
  2. ↑ British Admiralty Nautical Chart 766 Ellice Islands (1893 ed.). United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO). 21 March 1872.
  3. ↑ Pape, Sotaga (1983). "Chapter 10 – Nui". In Laracy, Hugh (ed.). Tuvalu: A History. Institute of Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific and Government of Tuvalu. pp. 75–76.

7°12′5″S177°9′20″E / 7.20139°S 177.15556°E / -7.20139; 177.15556



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