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Niue
The word "Niue" is not used in the local language to refer to
this island, meaning in fact "Look! There's a coconut". Captain
Cook called it "Savage Island", thinking (incorrectly) that the
natives who came to greet them were painted in blood.
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Travel Guide - Niue
The Country Niue is affectionately known as 'the rock' and is reputedly
the largest upraised coral atoll in the world. A single land mass in the
center of a triangle of Polynesian islands, made up of Tonga, Western Samoa
and the Cook Islands, Niue is located 2400 km north-east of New Zealand,
on the eastern side of the International dateline and is 11 hours behind
Greenwich meantime.
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Planet - Niue
The islanders call it 'the Rock', its name means 'Behold the Coconut', Captain
Cook got it utterly wrong and dubbed it 'Savage Island' - but it's best
known as Niue (pronounced ' new -ay'), one of the Pacific's smallest, friendliest
and most unassuming nations.