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12 Facts About Funafuti

1.

Funafuti is an atoll and the capital of the island nation of Tuvalu.

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Capital of Tuvalu is sometimes said to be Fongafale or Vaiaku, but, officially, the entire atoll of Funafuti is its capital, since it has a single government that is responsible for the whole atoll.

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The Funafuti Falekaupule is the local council, with the Kaupule as the executive of the Falekaupule.

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On Fongafale, the Funafuti Kaupule is responsible for approvals of the construction of houses or extension to an existing buildings on private land and the Lands Management Committee is the responsible authority in relation to lands leased by Government.

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The Tuvalu national football team trains at the Tuvalu Sports Ground on Funafuti and competes in the Pacific Games and South Pacific Games.

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6.

Funafuti was an American from New York, and captain of the armed brigantine or privateer vessel Rebecca, which was sailing under British colours.

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Funafuti named it Ellice's Island, after an English politician, Edward Ellice, who was the member of parliament for Coventry and the owner of the Rebeccas cargo.

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The United States claimed Funafuti based on the 1856 Guano Islands Act, and maintained this claim until 1983, when a treaty of friendship, concluded in 1979, went into effect.

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In 1882, members of the US Fish Commission visited Funafuti to investigate the formation of coral reefs on Pacific atolls, sailing there on the USFC Albatross.

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10.

Four tertiary institutions on Funafuti offer technical and vocational courses: Tuvalu Maritime Training Institute, Tuvalu Atoll Science Technology Training Institute, Australian Pacific Training Coalition and University of the South Pacific Extension Centre.

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11.

The University of the South Pacific Extension Centre on Funafuti operates the Augmented Foundation Programme for sixth form students who pass their Pacific Secondary School Certificate so that the students can enter tertiary education programmes outside of Tuvalu.

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12.

Funafuti is one of the eight constituencies in Tuvalu, and elects two members of parliament.

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