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The Pacific Ocean, showing the Tokelau group

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The Pacific Ocean, showing the Tokelau group

The three atolls that make up Tokelau lie north of Samoa. The atolls are separated by considerable stretches of open ocean.

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Carl Walrond, Tokelauans – Immigration, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/map/724/the-pacific-ocean-showing-the-tokelau-group (accessed 10 June 2026).

Story by Carl Walrond, published 4 March 2009, updated 1 March 2015.