Avatele Bay is a large bay in the southwest coast of
Niue
Niue (, ; niu, Niuē) is an island country in the South Pacific Ocean, northeast of New Zealand. Niue's land area is about and its population, predominantly Polynesian, was about 1,600 in 2016. Niue is located in a triangle between Tong ...
. It stretches from
Tepa Point in the island's extreme southwest northwards to
Halagigie Point
Halagigie Point is the westernmost point on the island of Niue in Polynesia. It lies to the southwest of the capital, Alofi, between the two large bays of Alofi Bay
Alofi Bay is the northern of the two large bays which make up most of the west coa ...
, the island's westernmost extremity. Two small settlements,
Tamakautoga
Tamakautoga is one of the fourteen villages within the Pacific Ocean island nation of Niue. Tamakautoga is located in the southwestern portion of the island and borders the villages of Avatele, Hakupu, and Niue's capital, Alofi, meeting all thr ...
and
Avatele
Avatele, formerly known as Oneonepata Matavaihala, is one of the fourteen villages of Niue, located on the southwest coast, with a population of 143 residents as of 2017.
Geography
Avatele Beach, the village's main sea track, stretches along the ...
lie close to the shore of the bay.
Landforms of Niue
Bays of the Pacific Ocean
Bays of Oceania
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