Tepuka Vili Vili
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Tepuka Vili Vili is an isle
of Funafuti
, Tuvalu
.
Tepuka Vili Vili is part of the Funafuti Conservation Area
, established in 1996 with the aim of preserving the natural fauna and flora of the area.
Tepuka Vili Vili was devastated by by Cyclone Meli in 1997, with all its vegetation and most of its sand swept away during the cyclone
.
Isle
Isle may refer to:* An island, land surrounded by water* Isle, Haute-Vienne, a commune of the Haute-Vienne département in France* Isle, Minnesota, a small city in the United States* Isle , a river in France* River Isle, a river in England...
of Funafuti
Funafuti
Funafuti is an atoll that forms the capital of the island nation of Tuvalu. It has a population of 4,492 , making it the most populated atoll in the country. It is a narrow sweep of land between 20 and 400 metres wide, encircling a large lagoon 18 km long and 14 km wide, with a surface of...
, Tuvalu
Tuvalu
Tuvalu , formerly known as the Ellice Islands, is a Polynesian island nation located in the Pacific Ocean, midway between Hawaii and Australia. Its nearest neighbours are Kiribati, Nauru, Samoa and Fiji. It comprises four reef islands and five true atolls...
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Funafuti Conservation Area
Funafuti Conservation Area is a marine conservation area covering 33 square kilometers of reef, lagoon and motu on the western side of Funafuti atoll in Tuvalu....
, established in 1996 with the aim of preserving the natural fauna and flora of the area.
Tepuka Vili Vili was devastated by by Cyclone Meli in 1997, with all its vegetation and most of its sand swept away during the cyclone
Cyclone
In meteorology, a cyclone is an area of closed, circular fluid motion rotating in the same direction as the Earth. This is usually characterized by inward spiraling winds that rotate anticlockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere of the Earth. Most large-scale...
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