Tokinivae

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.
  2. British Admiralty Nautical Chart 766 Ellice Islands (1893 ed.). United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO). 21 March 1872.
  3. Sotaga Pape, Hugh Laracy (ed.) (1983). "Chapter 10 – Nui". Tuvalu: A History. Institute of Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific and Government of Tuvalu. pp. 75–76.

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Coordinates: 7°12′5″S 177°9′20″E / 7.20139°S 177.15556°E / -7.20139; 177.15556


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