Avatele Bay
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Niue
Niue , is an island country in the South Pacific Ocean. It is commonly known as the "Rock of Polynesia", and inhabitants of the island call it "the Rock" for short. Niue is northeast of New Zealand in a triangle between Tonga to the southwest, the Samoas to the northwest, and the Cook Islands to...
. It stretches from Tepa Point in the island's extreme southwest northwards to Halagigie Point
Halagigie Point
Halagigie Point is the westernmost point on the island of Niue in Polynesia. It lies to the southwest of the capital, Alofi, between the two large bays of Alofi Bay and Avatele Bay ....
, the island's westernmost extremity. Two small settlements, Tamakautoga
Tamakautoga
Tamakautoga is one of the fourteen villages of Niue. Its population as of the 2001 census was 140.-Reference:* Retrieved December 8, 2010...
and Avatele
Avatele
Avatele, , is a village on the southwest coast of Niue with a population of roughly 200 residents as of late 2007.-Geography:...
lie close to the shore of the bay.