Fact 1. Niue’s highest point is part of the inland plateau. It is near the settlement of Mutalau. It is 223 feet (about 68 meters) above sea level.
Fact 2
Niue is a large coral island ten miles by seven miles (16 kilometres by 11 kilometres). Some 350 miles (600 kilometres) southeast of Samoa.
Fact 3
Niue has no strategic trade significance and was not annexed by one of the European powers until 1900, long after most other Pacific islands.
Fact 4
Niue was formed by volcanic upheavals; the island sits atop 100-foot (30-meter) cliffs rising straight out of deep ocean. That is why it is sometimes called “the Rock.”
Fact 5
More Niueans live in New Zealand than in Niue.
6. There Used to Be an Elephant on the Island
Yes, in 2015 it was possible to see an elephant on the island when an Asian elephant called Anjalee was flown in to Niue to be quarantined on the island before making her way to the Auckland Zoo in New Zealand.
7. Niue is One of the Last Countries in the World to See the Sunset Each Day
Due to Niue’s position on the International Date Line, Niue is one of the last countries in the world to see the end of the day. In fact, because New Zealand and Niue are on opposite sides of the International Date Line, the Tuesday morning flight from Auckland arrives in Niue on Monday afternoon despite being a three-hour flight.
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