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The islands of the Kotu group, locally known as Lulunga, are in the southwest of the archipelago. The islands of the Nomuka group, locally known as ʻOtu Muʻomuʻa, are farther south. The Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai volcano is located in the southwest of Haʻapai. Humpback whales migrate to the area during their “wintering” seasons. [3]
Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai is 65 kilometres (40 mi) north of Tongatapu, the country's main island, [9] and is part of the highly active Tonga–Kermadec Islands volcanic arc, a subduction zone extending from New Zealand to Fiji. [10] [11] On the Volcanic Explosivity Index scale, the eruption was rated at least a VEI-5.
Hunga Tonga and Hunga Haʻapai are the only subaerial parts of the volcano. Hunga Tonga is the eastern island, while Hunga Haʻapai is the western one. They are part of Tonga's Haʻapai group of islands, [15] an island arc formed at the convergent boundary where the Pacific Plate subducts under the Indo-Australian Plate. [6] [16] [17]
A team of Tongan geologists observed a massive plume of ash rising skyward during a continuous eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano on January 14.Images released by the 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.
Lifuka Island map A church on Lifuka that had its roof torn off by Cyclone Ian in January 2014.. Lifuka is an island in the Kingdom of Tonga.It is located within the Haʻapai Group in the centre of the country, to northeast of the national capital of Nukuʻalofa.
His death happened Saturday at Faleloa, on the island of Ha'apai in the Tonga archipelago.He was free diving from a boat when he suffered a suspected shallow water blackout, Matangi J.J. Rice ...
Ha'apai Islands, Pangai on the western coast of Lifuka Location of Pangai on Lifuka Island Pangai is the administrative capital village of the Haʻapai Group in Tonga . Town