Lifuka
19°49′S 174°21′W
Lifuka Island is an island in Tonga. It sits approximately 170 kilometres north-east of the capital, Nukuʻalofa, and covers an area of 12.2 square kilometres.
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19°49′S 174°21′W
Overview
Lifuka Island is an island in Tonga. It sits approximately 170 kilometres north-east of the capital, Nukuʻalofa, and covers an area of 12.2 square kilometres. The terrain of Lifuka Island is exceptionally flat. The highest point on the island reaches 22 metres above sea level. It measures 7.5 kilometres from north to south and 4.8 kilometres from east to west. It is located within the Haʻapai group in the centre of the country, to northeast of the national capital of Nukuʻalofa. It is the administrative centre of the Haʻapai group of islands with Pangai being the administrative capital village.
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Nearest islands
Also in Lifuka Island Group
Also in Haʻapai
Photographs
Cyclone Ian
Downtown Pangai, Lifuka, Ha'apai, Tonga
A church on Lifuka Island in Tonga had its roof torn off by Cyclone Ian in January 2014.
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Photographs
- An aerial shot of Lifuka Island in Tonga, which experienced the eye of Cyclone Ian in January 2014. Photo Royal New Zealand Air Force (12041302554). Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade / CC BY 2.0
- Downtown Pangai, Tonga. fearlessRich / CC BY 2.0
- A church on Lifuka Island in Tonga had its roof torn off by Cyclone Ian (12041227283). Scott McLennan/DFAT / CC BY 2.0