Olohega

E159422

Olohega is the traditional Polynesian name for Swains Island, a remote atoll in the Tokelau region of the South Pacific.

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Olohega canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Polynesian place
atoll
island
administeredBy American Samoa
belongsToEthnographicRegion Polynesia
claimedBy New Zealand (on behalf of Tokelau)
linked to: New Zealand

Tokelau
hasAlternativeName Olosega (historical variant for this island)
Swains Island NERFINISHED
hasApproximateCoordinates 11°S (latitude, approximate)
171°W (longitude, approximate)
hasClimate tropical marine
hasCulturalContext Polynesian
Tokelauan
hasDisputedStatus territorial claim by Tokelau
hasEconomicActivity copra production (historically significant)
hasFeature central lagoon (largely filled or closed)
hasIslandType coral atoll
hasLegalStatus privately leased island under U.S. jurisdiction (historically)
hasMainSettlement Taulaga
hasNameEtymology Polynesian origin
hasRegion South Pacific
hasSettlementStatus sparsely populated
hasSovereigntyStatus U.S. unincorporated territory (via American Samoa)
hasSurroundingWaterBody Pacific Ocean
hasTimeZone UTC-11
isPartOf American Samoa (U.S. territory)
linked to: American Samoa

United States Minor Outlying Islands (broad classification)
isRemote true
liesNorthOf Samoa Islands
liesSouthOf Tokelau atolls
linked to: Tokelau
locatedIn Polynesia
South Pacific Ocean
Tokelau region
linked to: Tokelau
partOf Tokelau cultural region
linked to: Tokelau
recognizedAs traditional fourth island of Tokelau (in Tokelauan tradition)
sovereignState United States of America
traditionalNameOf Swains Island NERFINISHED
usedLanguageName Samoan language
Tokelauan language
linked to: Tokelauan

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