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Archipelago

    Tonga

    21°10′S 175°10′W

    Tongatapu Group

    Eua Island, Tonga
    Eua Island, Tonga

    Boris Johnson / CC BY-SA 2.0

    Chart

    66 landforms

    Major islands

    2
    • Tongatapu

      Tongatapu

      Area
      257 km²
      High point
      79 m

      Tongatapu is the main island of Tonga and the site of its capital, Nukuʻalofa. 5% of the total population.

    • ʻEua

      ʻEua

      Area
      88 km²
      High point
      305 m

      a]), formerly Middelburg Island, is an island in the kingdom of Tonga. It is close to Tongatapu, but forms a separate administrative division. 76 sq mi), and a population in 2021 of 4,903 people. The island leads in agriculture, tourism, and some of the forestry helps the island economically.

    Minor islands

    11

    • ʻAta

      Area
      1.9 km²
      High point
      290 m

    • ʻEueiki

      Area
      1.1 km²
      High point
      43 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.67 km²
      High point
      12 m

    • Kanatea

      Area
      0.53 km²
      High point
      20 m

    • ʻAtatā

      Area
      0.53 km²
      High point
      23 m

    • Nukunukumotu

      Area
      0.52 km²
      High point
      16 m

    • Kalau

      Area
      0.33 km²
      High point
      27 m

    • ʻAtā

      Area
      0.23 km²
      High point
      14 m

    • Fukave

      Area
      0.19 km²
      High point
      16 m

    • ʻOnevai

      Area
      0.18 km²
      High point
      12 m

    • Pangaimotu

      Area
      0.16 km²
      High point
      14 m

    Islets

    40
    • Fafā13 m · 0.09 km²
    • Unnamed island9 m · 0.07 km²
    • Nuku14 m · 0.07 km²
    • Moʻungatapu22 m · 0.06 km²
    • Oneata13 m · 0.05 km²
    • ʻOnevao9 m · 0.03 km²
    • Makahaʻa15 m · 0.03 km²
    • Unnamed island4 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island12 m · 0.02 km²
    • Poloʻa12 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island8 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island3 m · 0.02 km²

    Rocks & skerries

    13
    • Bird Rock8 m · 0.4 ha
    • Tau, Tongatapu8 m · 0.4 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Pinnacle Rock<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level100 m200 m300 m400 m305 mʻEua290 mʻAta79 mTongatapu43 mʻEueiki27 mKalau23 mʻAtatā22 mMoʻungatapu20 mKanatea16 mNukunukumotu16 mFukave15 mMakahaʻa14 mʻAtā14 mPangaimotu14 mNuku
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.000010.00010.0010.010.11101001,000Tongatapu: 257 km²TongatapuʻEua: 88 km²ʻEuaʻAta: 1.9 km²ʻAtaʻEueiki: 1.1 km²ʻEueikiUnnamed island: 0.67 km²Unnamed islandKanatea: 0.53 km²KanateaʻAtatā: 0.53 km²ʻAtatāNukunukumotu: 0.52 km²NukunukumotuKalau: 0.33 km²KalauʻAtā: 0.23 km²ʻAtāFukave: 0.19 km²FukaveʻOnevai: 0.18 km²ʻOnevaiPangaimotu: 0.16 km²PangaimotuFafā: 0.09 km²FafāUnnamed island: 0.07 km²Unnamed islandNuku: 0.07 km²NukuMoʻungatapu: 0.06 km²MoʻungatapuOneata: 0.05 km²OneataʻOnevao: 0.03 km²ʻOnevaoMakahaʻa: 0.03 km²MakahaʻaUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandPoloʻa: 0.02 km²PoloʻaUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandManima: 0.02 km²ManimaMataʻaho: 0.01 km²MataʻahoTalakite: 0.01 km²TalakiteUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandNukunukumotu: 0.01 km²NukunukumotuUnnamed island: 0.9 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.8 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.8 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.7 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.6 haUnnamed islandTufaka: 0.6 haTufakaToketoke: 0.6 haToketokeUnnamed island: 0.5 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.5 haUnnamed islandBird Rock: 0.4 haBird Rock
    km², log scale
    Tongatapu257 km²
    ʻEua88 km²
    ʻAta1.9 km²
    ʻEueiki1.1 km²
    Unnamed island0.67 km²
    Kanatea0.53 km²
    ʻAtatā0.53 km²
    Nukunukumotu0.52 km²
    Kalau0.33 km²
    ʻAtā0.23 km²
    Fukave0.19 km²
    ʻOnevai0.18 km²
    Pangaimotu0.16 km²
    Fafā0.09 km²
    Unnamed island0.07 km²
    Nuku0.07 km²
    Moʻungatapu0.06 km²
    Oneata0.05 km²
    ʻOnevao0.03 km²
    Makahaʻa0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Poloʻa0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Manima0.02 km²
    Mataʻaho0.01 km²
    Talakite0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Nukunukumotu0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.9 ha
    Unnamed island0.8 ha
    Unnamed island0.8 ha
    Unnamed island0.7 ha
    Unnamed island0.6 ha
    Tufaka0.6 ha
    Toketoke0.6 ha
    Unnamed island0.5 ha
    Unnamed island0.5 ha
    Bird Rock0.4 ha
    Alakipeau0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Tau, Tongatapu0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Monuafe island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Ngofonua0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Funga Fele'ave0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Pinnacle Rock<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Wikidata

    Photographs