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  1. Tepuka Islet.

    Tepuka Islet, Tuvalu

    by Peter Bennetts

  2. Children playing on the shore.

    Shore, Tuvalu

    by Peter Bennetts

  3. Canoe at sunset in Funafuti Lagoon.

    Canoe, Funafuti Lagoon, Tuvalu

    by Peter Bennetts

  4. Funafuti Atoll, July 1999. Ice cream is an import eagerly awaited, especially by children.
  5. Vaitupu Island, May 2000. Talofa (hello or welcome) sign for the Constitutional Review Committee's (CRC) visit. Vaitupu's church is in the background.

    Vaitupu Island, Tuvalu

    by Peter Bennetts

  6. Nukulaelae Atoll, December 2000. Isako Teoli is a 13-year old schoolboy sailing a model of a big outrigger canoe.

    Nukulaelae Atoll, Tuvalu

    by Peter Bennetts

  7. Funafuti Atoll, December 2000. People often sleep on the runway to avoid overcrowded and hot modern houses - at least none of these stories are that dangerous!

    Funafuti Atoll, Tuvalu

    by Peter Bennetts

  8. Funafuti Atoll, December 2000. Fualopa Islet, part of the Funafuti Conservation Area, which is 33 sq km of protected lagoon, reef, channels, ocean and islets. The zone was established in 1999.

    Fualopa Islet, Tuvalu

    by Peter Bennetts

  9. Funafuti Atoll, July 1999. A shortage of land on Funafuti has led to housing being built around and on the rubbish-filled borrow pits, from which coral was excavated to build the airfield.

    Funafuti Atoll, Tuvalu

    by Peter Bennetts

  10. Funafuti Atoll, December 2000. The tiny islet of Tepuka Savilivili has been cited as possible evidence of climatic change, as its coconut trees and sandbanks have disappeared leaving it just a small stretch of rock.
  11. Samoan fisherman with net at Funafuti Atoll.
  12. Nukufetau Atoll, May 2000. Coconut crabs at a falekaupule feast. Coconut crabs are a much prized food source, often appearing for special occasions. They can be 40 years old by the time they reach their maximum size of about 4kg.

    Nukufetau Atoll, Tuvalu

    by Peter Bennetts

  13. Nui Atoll, May 2000. Fenua Tapu islet. Aloloima Sipane peels taro for feasting in the falekaupule.

    Aloloima Sipane, Tuvalu

    by Peter Bennetts

  14. Funafuti Atoll, February 2000. A tuna is carried down the atoll's main street.

    Tuna, Funafuti Atoll, Tuvalu

    by Peter Bennetts

  15. Funafuti Atoll, December 2000. Crabs, pawpaw, bananas and breadfruit. Island food prepared for a communal meal at the pastor's house.

    Island food, Tuvalu

    by Peter Bennetts

  16. Fishing for bonito.

    Fishing, Tuvalu

    by Peter Bennetts

  17. Niutao Atoll, February 2001. Primary school children.

    Niutao Atoll, Tuvalu

    by Peter Bennetts

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