Tokelau II

Tokelau is a group of three islands - Atafu, Nukunonu, and Fakaofo - in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand. It has very limited natural resources and overcrowding are contributing to emigration to New Zealand. It was was originally settled by Polynesian emigrants from surrounding island groups. The Tokelau Islands were made a British protectorate in 1889. They were transferred to New Zealand administration in 1925. According to a UN report, these low-lying islands will disappear in the 21st century, if global warming continues to raise sea levels.

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