Nukutula is an island in the

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 ...

Archipelago, belonging to the

Kingdom of Tonga Tonga (, ; ), officially the Kingdom of Tonga ( to, Puleʻanga Fakatuʻi ʻo Tonga), is a Polynesia, Polynesian country and archipelago. The country has List of islands and towns in Tonga, 171 islands – of which 45 are inhabited. Its tota ...

. Among neighboring islands are Telekitonga, Kelefesia,

Nomuka Nomuka is a small island in the southern part of the Haapai group of islands in Tonga. It is part of the Nomuka Group of islands, also called the Otu Muomua. Nomuka is 7 square kilometres in area. It has a large brackish lake (Ano Lahi) in the ...

, Tonumea,

Fonoifua Fonoifua is an island in Tonga. Among neighbouring islands are Kelefesia, Nukutula, Tonumea, Nomuka, Telekitonga. History Fonoifua was heavily affected by the 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai eruption and tsunami. ''The Guardian'' and ''ITV New ...

Geography

Nukutula is a wooded

sand cay A cay ( ), also spelled caye or key, is a small, low-elevation, sandy island on the surface of a coral reef. Cays occur in tropical environments throughout the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans, including in the Caribbean and on the Great ...

, 18 feet high, lying on a reef about 2 miles northward of Nukufaiau. The island lies in the center of ʻOtu Muʻomuʻa along with Nukufaiau. To the east are the islands of

, Tanoa, and Meama with the reefs of Mai Reef and Lua Anga, and to the west is the main island of

Climate

The climate is tropical, but moderated by constantly blowing winds. Like the other islands in the Ha'apai group, Nukutula is occasionally hit by cyclones.

References

Islands of Tonga {{Tonga-geo-stub