Tauu Atoll

Takuu, also known as Tauu, is a coral atoll northeast of Bougainville. Its low islets surround a lagoon, and coconut palms grow on their narrow strips of land. The islanders trace their ancestry to Polynesian voyagers from the east and speak a Polynesian language. Fish, coconuts and taro have been important foods, while sacred places on the islands figure in their religious traditions.