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Destination Tonga a virtual guide to the Polynesian kingdom formerly known as the Friendly Islands an archipelago of more than 170 islands in the South Pacific Ocean south east of Fiji south of Samoa 2000 km north east of Auckland NZ and 3280 km east of Brisbane Australia. A grab taken from.

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Tonga officially Kingdom of Tonga Tongan Fakatuʿi ʿo Tonga also called Friendly Islands country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

. It is geographically positioned both in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres of the Earth. On Tonga home to about 105000 people video posted on social media showed large waves washing ashore in coastal areas swirling around homes and buildings including a church. The volcano Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haapai which is about 40 miles north of Tongatapu had been relatively inactive for several years.

Tongatapu in the south Haʿapai in the centre and Vavaʿu in the north. The Kingdom of Tonga is a sovereign nation in Polynesia composed of an archipelago of 169 islands located in the South Pacific Ocean. Tonga ˈ t ɒ ŋ ɡ ə Tongan.

It began erupting intermittently in December but by Jan. The Tongan Empire began to decline in the 1300s descending into civil wars a military defeat to Samoa and internal political strife that saw successive leaders assassinated. Tonga was united under one chief in 1845.

The Tongan culture is centred around its value of the monarchy and of family. The total surface area of the archipelago is about 750 km 2 290 sq mi scattered over 700000 km 2 270000 sq mi of the southern Pacific Ocean. The Tongan culture is known for its friendly hospitality and its rich cultural inheritance showcased through Tongan dance music art and food passed down through many generations.

Tonga Is Great For Unwind Haatafu Beach Resort 316 Tongatapu Island Tonga Blue Banana Beach House 255 Tongatapu Island Tonga Mapua a Vaea Blowholes 411 Beaches Tongatapu Island Tonga Port Wine Guest House 198 Neiafu Tonga Haatafu Beach 114 Beaches Tongatapu Island Tonga Seaview Lodge and Restaurant 111. The volcano is located about 64 kilometres north of the capital Nukualofa. Back in late 2014 and early 2015 a series of eruptions in the.

Officially named the Kingdom of Tonga Tongan. It consists of some 170 islands divided into three main island groups. By the mid-1500s some Tui Tongans were ethnic Samoan and day-to-day administration of Tonga was transferred to a new position occupied by ethnic Tongans.

Puleʻanga Fakatuʻi ʻo Tonga is a Polynesian country and also an archipelago consisting of 169 islands of which 36 are inhabited.

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