Nuʻulopa

Nuʻulopa is a small, uninhabited island in the Apolima Strait between the islands of Upolu and Savaiʻi in Samoa, in central South Pacific Ocean. The island is part of the Aiga-i-le-Tai district.

Nuʻulopa is about 50m above sea level. It is a small, forested, rocky outcrop with coconut palms (Cocos nucifera) and a conservation area for flying foxes. The surrounding sea is a conservation area for turtles.^[1]

Nu'ulopa sits between two other islands, Apolima and Manono. Those three islands lie on an underwater ridge that runs between the two main Samoan islands of Upolu and Savai'i.

Nu'ulopa has traditionally been used as a cemetery for the high chiefs (matai) of Manono.

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^ [1] Manono, Apolima and Nuulopa Cultural Landscape, Unesco. Retrieved 25 October 2009

13°50′33″S 172°07′45″W / 13.8424°S 172.1293°W / -13.8424; -172.1293

[test-1] [1] Manono, Apolima and Nuulopa Cultural Landscape, Unesco. Retrieved 25 October 2009

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v t e Aiga-i-le-Tai District: Itūmālō
Traditional centre: Manono Island
Villages	Apai Apolima Tai Apolima Uta Faleu Fuailoloo Lalovi Lepuia'i Manono Uta Mulifanua Paepaeala Salua Samea Satuimalufilufi
Islands	Manono Island Apolima Island Nuʻulopa (uninhabited)
Transportation	Mulifanua Ferry Terminal: inter-island ferry between Upolu & Salelologa Ferry Terminal on Savaiʻi
Archaeology of Samoa	Mulifanua: oldest Lapita site (3,000 BP) in Samoa
Environment	Samoan plant names List of birds of Samoa List of mammals of Samoa List of protected areas of Samoa
Electoral constituency: Faipule District	Aiga-i-le-Tai

v t e Islands of Samoa (Independent State of Samoa)
Principal islands	Upolu Savaiʻi
Small inhabited islands	Manono Apolima
Uninhabited islands	Fanuatapu Namua Nuʻulopa Nuʻulua Nuʻusafeʻe Nuʻutele

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