Tonga - Wikipedia
Tonga is about 1,800 km (1,100 mi) from New Zealand's North Island. Tonga was first inhabited roughly 2,500 years ago by the Lapita civilization, Polynesian settlers who gradually evolved a distinct and strong ethnic identity, language, and culture as the Tongan people.
Tonga | Population, Volcano, Tsunami, Map, & People | Britannica
1 天前 · Tonga, country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of some 170 islands divided into three main island groups: Tongatapu in the south, Ha‘apai in the centre, and Vava‘u in the north.
Tonga Maps & Facts - World Atlas
2023年11月13日 · Tonga, a Polynesian country, comprises over 170 islands in the South Pacific Ocean. Its maritime boundaries include established and provisional borders with neighboring states: an official boundary with Fiji, and provisional boundaries with Niue, Samoa, and the United States of America.
History of Tonga | People, Culture, Independence, Maps, & Facts ...
2022年1月15日 · History of Tonga, a survey of notable events and people in the history of Tonga. Located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, Tonga consists of some 170 islands divided into three main island groups: Tongatapu in the south, Ha‘apai in the center, and Vava‘u in the north.
Tonga - The World Factbook
2024年10月28日 · Introduction. Background. The first humans arrived in Tonga around 1000 B.C. The islands’ politics were highly centralized under the Tu’i Tonga, or Tongan king, by A.D. 950, and by 1200, the Tu’i Tonga had expanded his influence throughout Polynesia and into Melanesia and Micronesia.
Tonga country profile - BBC News
23 August 2023. A group of more than 170 islands spread over an area of the South Pacific roughly the size of Japan, Tonga is the last Polynesian monarchy. A deeply conservative, Christian...
Tonga remains cut off after a massive eruption and tsunami. Here ... - CNN
2022年1月17日 · The eruption of an underwater volcano near Tonga on Saturday was likely the biggest recorded anywhere on the planet in more than 30 years, according to experts.
The Tonga eruption explained, from tsunami warnings to sonic …
2022年1月15日 · The Tonga eruption explained, from tsunami warnings to sonic booms. The volcanic plume generated record amounts of lightning before producing a blast heard thousands of miles away.
Tonga Eruption Blasted Unprecedented Amount of Water Into ... - NASA
2022年8月2日 · When the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupted on Jan. 15, it sent a tsunami racing around the world and set off a sonic boom that circled the globe twice. The underwater eruption in the South Pacific Ocean also blasted an enormous plume of water vapor into Earth’s stratosphere – enough to fill more than 58,000 Olympic-size swimming ...
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With sea turtles, manta rays, tuna, marlin and wahoo combining with even bigger creatures like whale sharks, Tonga is a destination with underwater thrills on a truly grand scale. LEARN MORE TONGAN CUISINE