Tongatapu

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Tongatapu

(or Tongatabu), an island in the Pacific Ocean, the largest of the Tonga islands. Area, 257 sq km. Population, about 48,000 (1967). Tongatapu is composed of coral limestone. Its maximum altitude is 61 m. The island has a tropical trade-wind climate. There are coconut palm, banana, and citrus plantations. Nuku’alofa, the capital of Tonga, is situated on Tongatapu. Tongatapu was discovered in 1643 by A. Tasman.

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No references found			The hugely puzzling coral limestone boulders sit 100-200 meters from the shoreline on the island of Tongatapu in the southwest Pacific. Prehistoric mega tsunami deposited giant boulders in Tonga by Asian News International The eruption, believed to be about 10 to 12 kilometres (six to seven miles) off the Tongatapu coast, was thought to have started Monday, Mafi said, but it was two days before Nuku alofa residents first reported seeing the plumes. Undersea volcano erupts off Tonga by Times of Oman (Muscat, Oman) The volcano has been erupting for several days about six miles from the southwest coast off the main island of Tongatapu, spewing spectacular plumes of white smoke and black ash out of the sea. Eruptions continue off Tongan coast by Independent Television News Limited (ITN)			Tone, Musical Tone, Theobald Wolfe Tone, Wolfe tone-and-voice pager tone-deaf tone-modulated waves tone-only pager tone-operated net-loss adjuster Tonegawa, Susumu toneloc Toneme toner Tonev, Liuben tong tong hold Tonga Tonga Emancipation Day Tonga Heilala Festival Tonga National Day Tonga Trench Tongans tongara Tongariro Tongass Conservation Society Tongass National Forest Tongatapu Tongeren Tonghak Tonghak Uprising Tonghua Tongres Tongrian Tongs Tongue tongue and egg molding tongue and groove tongue joint Tongue River Reservoir State Park tongue worm tongue-and-dart molding tongue-and-groove boards tongue-and-groove joint tongue-and-groove material tongue-and-lip joint tongue-tie tongued miter tongues of fire tongues, speaking in tonguing Tongzhou Tonic			Tonga Network Information Center Tonga Pa'anga Tonga Parish Youth of Australia Tonga Rugby Football Union Tonga Trench Tongan Tongan Tongan monetary unit Tongan pa'anga Tongan Rugby Tongan Rugby Tongans Tongans tongara Tongareva Marine Research Centre Tongariro Tongariro Volcanic Centre Tongas Tongas Tongass Tongass Conservation Society Tongass Federal Credit Union Tongass Land and Resource Management Plan Tongass Land Management Plan Tongass National Forest Tongass Plan Implementation Team Tongass Timber Reform Act of 1990 Tongatabu Tongatapu tonged tonged Tongeren Tonggyong Tonggyong Tonghak Tonghak Uprising Tongham Wood Improvement Group Tonghao Tongho Tonghua Tonghya Tongil Korea Net tonging tonging Tongji University Tongji University Alumni Association of America Tongjitang Chinese Medicines Co. Tongkang Tongkin Tongkin Tongking Tongking Tongkyong Tongkyong Tongmai Jiangzhi Oral Liquid Tongo Tongres Tongrian tongs

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