Niulakita

Niulakita is the southernmost island of Tuvalu, and additionally the call of the handiest village in this island. Niulakita has a populace of 27. The residents of Niulakita have moved to the island from Niutao. Niulakita is represented in the Parliament of Tuvalu by the contributors of the constituency of Niutao. The discovery of Niulakita is claimed via travelers from Nui, led via Kaunatu who was taking people home to Vaitupu, but their canoe drifted off direction to the south and that they arrived at Niulakita.

There was most effective saltbrush and pukavai trees on the islands. Kaeula, one of the passengers, died and turned into buried with the ultimate of their coconuts planted at the top of his grave. The island became named by way of Kaunatu after a place of that name on Nui. The first sighting recorded through Europeans of Niulakita changed into on 29 August 1595 by means of the Spanish navigator Alvaro de Mendana throughout his second excursion encountered Niulakita. The island become charted as La Solitaria. An try turned into made to find a port with small vessels in its southern part however the bottom was uneven and rocky and that they deserted their tries.