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Tokelau (/ ˈ t oʊ k ə l aʊ / ⓘ; lit. ' north-northeast ' or ' north wind '; [7] known previously as the Union Islands, and, until 1976, known officially as the Tokelau Islands [8]) is a dependent territory of New Zealand in the southern Pacific Ocean. It consists of three tropical coral atolls: Atafu, Nukunonu, and Fakaofo.
On Atafu Island, in the Tokelau Islands, to the north of Samoa, the United States Coast Guard built and operated a LORAN station from 1944 to 1946. On Gardner Island, in the Phoenix Islands, to the north of Samoa, the United States Coast Guard built and operated a LORAN station from 1944 to 1946. [4]
The location of Tokelau An enlargeable map of Tokelau. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Tokelau: . Tokelau is a territory of New Zealand comprising three tropical coral atolls in the South Pacific Ocean. [1]
Swains Island lies between the Samoan islands and Tokelau (upper center) On 25 March 1981, New Zealand, of which Tokelau is a dependency, confirmed U.S. sovereignty over Swains Island in the Treaty of Tokehega, under which the United States surrendered
The Treaty of Tokehega (Tokelauan: [tokɛˈhɛŋa]), officially titled the Treaty between the United States of America and New Zealand on the Delimitation of the Maritime Boundary between Tokelau and the United States of America, is a 1980 treaty between New Zealand and the United States that settles disputed claims and delineates the maritime boundary between Tokelau and American Samoa. [1]
The Ulu-o-Tokelau is the head of government of Tokelau, often simply called the Ulu. [1] The position rotates yearly between the faipule (leaders) of Tokelau's three atolls: Atafu, Fakaofo, and Nukunonu. The current Ulu is Alapati Tavite, [2] the Faipule of Nukunonu atoll, who has held the position since 12 March 2024. [3]
The constitutional history of Tokelau comprises several acts and amendments.Tokelau comprises the three Pacific atolls of Atafu, Nukunonu, and Fakaofo. The constitutional history of the atoll group dates to its earliest human settlement of at least 1,000 years, much of this time involved an unwritten and oral tradition. [1]
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