Fakaofo
Proper noun
Meaning
Fakaofo
A South Pacific Ocean atoll in the Tokelau Group.
Synonym: (former name) Bowditch Island
Examples
Atafu was converted to Protestantism by the London Missionary Society, Nukunonu was converted to Catholicism and Fakaofo was converted to both denominations.
In September 2003 Fakaofo became the first part of Tokelau with a high-speed Internet connection.
The number of seats each atoll receives in the Fono is determined by population – at present, Fakaofo and Atafu each have seven and Nukunonu has six.
It coincided with a spring tide which put most of the area of the two villages on Fakaofo and Nukunonu under a metre of seawater.
On Fakaofo both denominations are present with the Congregational Christian Church predominant.