Map of Nukufetau with Sakalua islet on the left, labelled as Coal islet
Sakalua is anislet ofNukufetau,Tuvalu.[1] In the 19th centurywhalers established a shore camp on Sakalua where coal was used to melt down the whale blubber.[2] The islet has been known as 'Coal Island'.[3]
^Map of Nukufetau Atoll. Tuvaluislands.com. Archived from the original on February 29, 2008.
^Simati Faanin (1983). "Chapter 16 – Travellers and Workers". In Laracy, Hugh (ed.).Tuvalu: A History. Institute of Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific and Government of Tuvalu. p. 122.
^British Admiralty Nautical Chart 766 Ellice Islands (1893 ed.). United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO). 21 March 1872.
