Tofia
 Vaitupu atoll from space (Tofia visible in the center) | |
  Tofia | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Oceania |
| Coordinates | 7°28′41″S 178°40′54″E / 7.47806°S 178.68167°E |
| Archipelago | Vaitupu |
| Area | 34,962 m2 (376,330 sq ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
| Administration | |
Tofia is a small islet of Vaitupu, Tuvalu, in the entrance to the lagoon.[1][2]
Geography
Tofia is one of at least nine islands of
sand bar deposit which is infilled from the oceanic transport.[3]
In 2010, the islet was planted with mangroves and developed into a mangrove stand. The planting of the same trees was continued in 2020.[4] Apart from the sandy banks, the entire area of Tofia is covered in vegetation.[1] The islet is uninhabited.
The approximate terrain elevation above sea level is 1 meter.[5]
References
- ^ a b Map of Vaitupu. Tuvaluislands.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.
- ^ British Admiralty Nautical Chart 766 Ellice Islands (1893 ed.). United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO). 21 March 1872.
- ^ Webb, Arthur (2005). Tuvalu Technical & Country Mission Report – Aggregate supply, pond and lagoon water quality & causeway construction on Funafuti and Vaitupu atolls (PDF). South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission. p. 27.
- ^ Mangrove Planting in Tuvalu – Manual on Mangrove Planting Methods in Saltwater Environments: a Case Study in Tuvalu (PDF). NGO/NPO Tuvalu Overview. 2021. p. 20.
- ^ "Tofia islet, Vaitupu, Tuvalu". tv.geoview.info. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
| Islands |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Atolls | ||
| Islets of Funafuti | ||
| Islets of Nanumea | ||
| Islets of Nui | ||
| Islets of Nukufetau | ||
| Islets of Vaitupu | ||
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