Fongafale

[fong-guh-fah-lee]

noun

1. the capital of Tuvalu, on Funafuti Island, in the South Pacific Ocean.

Example Sentences

The fourth smallest nation in the world, Tuvalu is home to just 11,000 people, most of whom live on the largest island of Fongafale, where they are packed in and fighting for space.

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Most of the islands sit barely three metres above sea-level, and at its narrowest point, Fongafale stretches just 20m across.

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The local town council has a plan to dredge and reclaim land at the south of Fongafale, raise the land 10 metres above sea level, and build high-density housing.

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“We have to make up our mind whether to migrate or build up,” said Siaosi Finiki, 77, who tends a plot of root vegetables called pulaka on Fongafale, Funafuti’s main islet.

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