Atafu
Atafu former Duke of York Group – coral atoll in the archipelago of Tokelau, a territory administered to a subsidiary of New Zealand – Tokelau. Atoll is an administrative unit at the same time with the same name.
Atoll has an area of 2.03 km ² and is surrounded by the inner surface of the lagoon about 15 km ². Inhabited by 575 persons (2007). The atoll of 8 major islands and dozens of small islands, of which the most important are: Motu Hakataga, Fanualoa, Atafu, Tuagafulu.
The only settlement Atafu atoll is located on the island of Atafu and inhabited by 132 people.
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