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Uoleva
Uoleva is a sand-cay island in Lifuka district, in the Ha'apai islands of Tonga Tonga (, ; ), officially the Kingdom of Tonga ( to, Puleʻanga Fakatuʻi ʻo Tonga), is a Polynesian country and archipelago. The country has 171 islands – of which 45 are inhabited. Its total surface area is about , scattered over in .... Almost uninhabited, it is known for its five small resorts and clean, quiet beaches. Resort island Uoleva is known for its five small resorts: Tiana's, Captain Cook's, Sea Change Eco Retreat, Fanifo Lofa, and Serenity Beach. They are each capable of hosting perhaps two dozen guests each, but attendance is usually lower. Each is located on the west, leeward side of the island. Besides the resort owners and their guests, the island is uninhabited. Infrastructure There are no roads on Uoleva. There are no cell phone towers but it is within range of the towers on Lifuka or ‘Uiha. Electricity is only generated by small-scale solar panels. Water is ava ...
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Islands Of Tonga
The following list gives all islands and cities (villages and hamlets) in Tonga in alphabetical order with many local areas and nicknames as well. Coordinates are given for the centre of each place. All place names are given in the Tongan language. Haʻapai group Lifuka group * Fatumanongi *Foa ** Faleloa, Houmale'ia ** Fangaleʻounga ** Fotua ** Lotofoa ** Nukunamo * Fotuhaʻa ** Fotuhaʻa township * Hakauata *Haʻano, (Loto haʻa Ngana (central Ngana tribe)) **Fakakakai **Haʻano town ** Muitoa **Pukotala * Kao **'Apikakai **Topuefio *Lifuka, Foʻi ʻoneʻone (sand crumb) ** Haʻatoʻu **Holopeka **Koulo ** Pangai, district's capital; nickname: Fanga ʻi he sī (harbour at sea) **Tongoleleka, Vai ko Paluki (Paluki's water) * Limu *Lofanga **Lofanga township *Luahoko *Luangahu *Meama * Moʻungaʻone ** Moʻungaʻone township *Niniva *Nukupule *Ofolanga *Tofua **Hokula **Hota'ane ** Manaka *Uoleva *Uonukuhahake ** Tofanga ** Uonukuhihifo ...
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Lifuka
Lifuka is an island in the Kingdom of Tonga. It is located within the Ha'apai Group, Haapai Group in the centre of the country, to northeast of the national capital of Nukuʻalofa, Nukualofa. It is the administrative centre of the Haapai group of islands with Pangai being the administrative capital village. History Lifuka is the place where Captain James Cook dubbed Tonga "The Friendly Islands". Tofua is where the mutiny on the Bounty, mutiny on the ''Bounty'' occurred in 1789; this active volcanic island lies approximately 40 nautical miles west of Lifuka. The Captain William Bligh, Bligh voyage stands as the longest known successful passage ever recorded in an open boat without modern navigational aids. It was successfully recreated in 2009 by the Talisker Bounty team. Lifuka Island was the final anchorage of the ill-fated ''Port au Prince (1790 ship), Port au Prince''. In 1806 the natives off the northwest coast attacked the British privateer and whaler, slaughtering the maj ...
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Tonga
Tonga (, ; ), officially the Kingdom of Tonga ( to, Puleʻanga Fakatuʻi ʻo Tonga), is a Polynesian country and archipelago. The country has 171 islands – of which 45 are inhabited. Its total surface area is about , scattered over in the southern Pacific Ocean. As of 2021, according to Johnson's Tribune, Tonga has a population of 104,494, 70% of whom reside on the main island, Tongatapu. The country stretches approximately north-south. It is surrounded by Fiji and Wallis and Futuna (France) to the northwest; Samoa to the northeast; New Caledonia (France) and Vanuatu to the west; Niue (the nearest foreign territory) to the east; and Kermadec (New Zealand) to the southwest. Tonga is about from New Zealand's North Island. First inhabited roughly 2,500 years ago by the Lapita civilization, Tonga's Polynesian settlers gradually evolved a distinct and strong ethnic identity, language, and culture as the Tongan people. They were quick to establish a powerful footing acr ...
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Haʻapai
Haʻapai is a group of islands, islets, reefs, and shoals in the central part of Tonga. It has a combined land area of . The Tongatapu island group lies to its south, and the Vavaʻu group lies to its north. Seventeen of the Haʻapai islands are inhabited. Their combined population is 5,419. The highest point in the Ha‘apai group, and in all of Tonga, is on Kao, which rises almost above sea level. The administrative capital village of Haʻapai District is Pangai, which is located on Lifuka. Geography Haʻapai comprises 51 islands that lie directly west of the Tonga Trench. They constitute a chain of both volcanic and coral islands, including Kao, the highest point in the kingdom, which stands high. Farther to the east are the coral islands, which are inhabited. The Haʻapai archipelago lies north of Tongatapu and south of Vavaʻu. Seventeen of the islands are inhabited, including the main islands of Lifuka and Foa. The two main villages in the archipelago are Pangai on ...
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