Niutao

Niutao is the last island on the list of the most beautiful islands in Tuvalu. Niutao is a reef island in Tuvalu's northwestern region. It is one of Tuvalu's nine districts (islands). It is also one of three districts with only one island, excluding the three islets inside the confined lagoon. Niutao has a population of 582 people (2017 census).

There are two brackish to saline lakes (ponds or lagoons). The larger one features three islands as well as a dam. Fresher water from three wells rests in a "lens" above the salt water that leeches in through the coral. Older maps identify Tuapa as the lone village (with the neighbourhood of Angafoulua). Kulia is the main village, and Teava is another. There has a maneapa (community hall), Uepele Primary School, the Church of Tuvalu's Tineifale, a post office, and three wells. A gravel road circles the island, connecting the graveyard, half a mile (800 m) counterclockwise from the settlement, and a quarter mile (400 m) clockwise to the hospital. The island is roughly one mile long and shaped like a horizontal oval (1.6 km). There is a lot of vegetation, yet it's all the same. Pulaka (Cyrtosperma merkusii), or swamp taro grown in pits, is the main food source; breadfruit, coconut, and pandanus are also farmed. The entire island is surrounded by a fringing reef, making local fishing and transportation into and out of the island difficult.

Location: Tuvalu