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ID: 1007145
Page Link:
http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/1007145
Record Type:
physical
Funafuti (island)
Coordinates:
Lat: 08 30 00 S
degrees minutes
Lat: -8.5000
decimal degrees
Long: 179 12 00 E
degrees minutes
Long: 179.2000
decimal degrees
Note:
Comprises 30 islets; contains chief village & administrative center for Tuvalu; occupied by US Marines April 23, 1943 & converted to US base.
Names:
Funafuti
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preferred
,
C
,
V
)
Funafuti island
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C
,
O
,
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Hierarchical Position:
World
(facet)
....
Oceania
(continent) (
P
)
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Tuvalu
(nation) (
P
)
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Funafuti
(regional council) (
P
)
................
Funafuti
(island) (
P
)
Place Types:
island (
preferred
,
C
)
Sources and Contributors:
Funafuti..........
[
VP Preferred
]
.................
Cambridge World Gazetteer (1990)
216
.................
Times Atlas of the World (1992)
69
.................
Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984)
422
Funafuti island..........
[
VP
]
.............................
Getty Vocabulary Program rules
Subject:
.....
[
VP
]
..................
Cambridge World Gazetteer (1990)
216
..................
Getty Vocabulary Program rules
..................
Times Atlas of the World (1992)
69
..................
Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984)
422
Note:
English
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[
VP
]
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