Tanrake

Tanrake is a village in Tuvalu. It is on Nui atoll, on Fenua Tapu islet.[1][2] The location is 7.25°S 177.15°E.

The Tanrake island is a populated place in the Pacific Ocean. The location is 7.25°S 177.15°E. The Dutch expedition found the Tanake Islands at the morning of June 14th, 1825 at the position 7°9'S 177°28'E (Logbook of the Fregate MARIA REIGERSBERG) and named the main island Nederlandsch Eiland.

Tanrake is also known as Manutalake – Meang. In the 2012 Census the population was 221 people.[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. "Population of communities in Tuvalu". Thomas Brinkhoff. 11 April 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2016.

- Tanrake at World Gazetteer


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