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Tokelau at a glance

Tokelau is a territory in Polynesia. People mainly speak Tokelauan and English. The currency is the New Zealand Dollar (NZD). VoyaKin maps 5 places to see here.

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Polynesia
Languages
Tokelauan, English
Currency
New Zealand Dollar (NZD)
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Before you go: official information

Entry rules, visas and health requirements change. Confirm them with Tokelau’s official immigration authority or its embassy before you book and again before you travel.

Check your own government’s travel advice before you go.

Places to see in Tokelau

Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

  • Atafu

    Atafu

    Island

    Atafu, formerly known as the Duke of York Group, is a group of 52 coral islets within Tokelau in the south Pacific Ocean, 500 kilometres north of Samoa. With a land area of 2.5 square kilometres, it is the smallest of the three islands that constitute Tokelau.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: NASA Johnson Space Center (Public domain). Map

  • Nukunonu

    Nukunonu

    Nukunonu Atoll

    Island

    Nukunonu, formerly known as Duke of Clarence Island, is the largest atoll within Tokelau, a dependency of New Zealand in the south Pacific Ocean. It comprises 30 islets surrounding a central lagoon, with about 5.5 km2 (2.1 sq mi) of land area and a lagoon surface area of 109 km2 (42 sq mi).

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: NASA Johnson Space Center (Public domain). Map

  • Fenua Fala

    Fenua Fala

    Island

    Fenua Fala is one of the four inhabited islets that make up the Fakaofo Atoll in Tokelau, a non-self-governing territory of New Zealand in the Pacific Ocean.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: CloudSurfer (CC BY 2.5). Map

  • Fale

    Fale

    Island

    Fale is an islet of the Fakaofo island group of Tokelau. The main settlement in the group is located on the island. As of 2018, 355 people lived on the islet. Fish is the main food source and the largest export product of the village.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Aotearoa (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

  • Nukunonu Church

    Nukunonu Church

    Religious

    The Nukunonu Churchaaq is a Catholic church that is in the atoll of Nukunonu in Tokelau, a dependent territory of New Zealand in the Pacific Ocean. It is the main Catholic church in Tokelau, the other being in Fakaofo atoll.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: CloudSurfer (CC BY-SA 2.5). Map

Keep exploring

Also in Polynesia: American Samoa · Cook Islands · French Polynesia · Niue · Pitcairn Islands · Samoa · Tonga · Tuvalu

Last updated November 12, 2026. Sources: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikimedia Commons, OpenStreetMap (ODbL). Partner offers below are separate from this guide and never change what’s written here.

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