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Map showing the three main atolls of Tokelau-Atafu, Nukunonu, and Fakaofo-located in the Pacific Ocean north of Samoa. Insets provide detailed views of each atoll, highlighting village locations, reefs, and islets. A small locator map in the top right shows Tokelau's position relative to New Zealand and the Pacific region. Map of the Pacific Islands region showing political boundaries, major island groups, and countries such as Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Samoa, French Polynesia, and Kiribati. The map uses color shading to indicate elevation and ocean depth, with key islands and capitals labeled throughout the central and southwestern Pacific Ocean. Map of the central and south Pacific Ocean highlighting Tokelau in orange, with surrounding island nations and territories labeled, including Samoa, American Samoa, Cook Islands, Kiribati, and French Polynesia. The map provides regional context, showing Tokelau's location northeast of Samoa and north of the Cook Islands. Population-density map of Pacific island countries and territories, with darker shading indicating more people per square kilometer. Naoero is the most densely populated, while many larger island groups, including Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and French Polynesia, have lower densities. Nukunonu
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Tokelau: References & Edit History

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David Stanley, South Pacific, 8th ed. (2004), is a regional guidebook with material on Tokelau. Judith Huntsman and Antony Hooper, Tokelau: A Historical Ethnography (1996), discusses history, social life, and customs. Politics, economics, and history are treated in Judith Huntsman and Kelihiano Kalolo, The Future of Tokelau: Decolonising Agendas, 1975–2006 (2007).

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Added media. Nov 02, 2026
Modified link of Web site: World Health Organization - Institutional Repository for Information Sharing - Tokelau (PDF). Jan 23, 2025
Add new Web site: World Health Organization - Institutional Repository for Information Sharing - Tokelau (PDF). Oct 17, 2024
Add new Web site: University of Prince Edward Island - Institute of Island Studies - Tokelau, New Zealand. Aug 09, 2024
Add new Web site: BBC News - Tokelau profile. Jan 12, 2024
Add new Web site: CRW Flags - Tokelau (New Zealand). Jun 02, 2023
Add new Web site: CRW Flags - Tokelau (New Zealand). Jun 02, 2023
Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - Tokelau. Jan 26, 2023
Media added. Jan 26, 2018
Updated for completion of solar energy project that made Tokelau energy-independent. Nov 16, 2012
Political/physical map added. Feb 18, 2010
Population and area data removed. Feb 18, 2010
Added new Web site: Official Site for the Tokelau Statistics Unit. Dec 06, 2006
Added new Web site: Central Intelligence Agency - The World Factbook - Tokelau. Jul 24, 2006
Article revised. Nov 10, 2000
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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