It was rediscovered in 1819 by Captain
This nation is home to submerged caverns known as the "Fire Caves," an important site of early human development discovered in 1986 by two scuba divers investigating a local legend of a house beneath the sea. This occurred on its island of Nanumaga, while the village of Asau lies on this nation's largest island Vaitupu. It was rediscovered in 1819 by Captain Arent de Peyster on board his ship the Rebecca; Peyster dubbed this nation the Ellice Islands in honor of that ship's owner. In 1974, it elected to separate from the Gilbert Islands which later became Kiribati. Consisting of five atolls and four reef islands, its only urban center is at Vaiaku and it sits north of the Fiji Islands. For 10 points, name this really small nation of Polynesia with its capital at Funafuti.
This nation is home to submerged caverns known as the "Fire Caves," an important site of early human development discovered in 1986 by two scuba divers investigating a local legend of a house beneath the sea.
Tuvalu