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Royal Sunset Island Resort at ʻAtata Island, pictured in 2012. ʻAtatā is located near the north west coast of Tongatapu, the main island of Tonga. ʻAtatā is an island in Tonga, near the capital city Nukuʻalofa. [1] The island was completely evacuated after the 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai eruption and tsunami. Before the eruption, the ...
ʻAta is a depopulated island in the far southern end of the Tonga archipelago, situated approximately 160 kilometres (99 mi) south-southwest of Tongatapu. It is distinct from ʻAtā , an uninhabited, low coral island in the string of small atolls along the Piha passage along the north side of Tongatapu .
The storm disrupted classes and school activities in parts of the archipelago, but little to no damage was reported. [10] The distant cyclone sent large swells toward Tonga and Samoa, coinciding with high astronomical tides. Coastal flooding on low-lying islands of Tonga reportedly destroyed houses and crops. [24]
The eruption of the Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai volcano, located just under. An undersea volcano violently erupted in the southwestern Pacific Ocean near the Kingdom of Tonga Saturday, local time ...
After affecting both Wallis and Futuna and Swains Island, the system became the strongest tropical cyclone on record in Tonga, as it passed near Niuafo'ou at peak intensity. [ 2 ] [ 23 ] The system was the third tropical cyclone to affect the island nation in 10 months, after cyclones Hina and Keli affected the islands in March and June 1997 ...
Fonuafo‘ou ("New land" in Tongan [2]), formerly known as Falcon Island, is a submarine volcano in the western part of the Ha'apai group in Tonga. The volcano has created an island several times throughout history. [3] It was first spotted by the crew of the British ship HMS Falcon in 1867, while it was still a coral reef.
Storms are named for historical reasons to avoid confusion when communicating with the public, as more than one storm can exist at a time. Names are drawn in order from predetermined lists. For tropical cyclones, names are assigned when a system has one-, three-, or ten-minute winds of more than 65 km/h (40 mph).
The tropical cyclone was the worst storm in Tonga's history, devastating the island group. [2] The island groups of Ha'apai and Vava'u were hit worst. Six were killed, [1] while 45,000 became homeless and 95% of the livestock was killed. [3] The island of Tatafa was bisected by a 16 metres (52 ft) wide channel caused by Isaac's storm surge. [4]