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    Pangaimotu

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    Pangaimotu is a small island in the Tongatapu group of Tonga, lying near the capital Nukuʻalofa. It is reachable by a 10-minute boat trip from Nukuʻalofa. Aside from the beaches, a centrepiece of the island's attraction is a wreck jumping from the hull of the upturned ship 50 metres off the island's main beach.

    Pangaimotu Island
    Pangaimotu Island

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    Terrain

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    Overview

    Pangaimotu is a small island in the Tongatapu group of Tonga, lying near the capital Nukuʻalofa. It is reachable by a 10-minute boat trip from Nukuʻalofa. Aside from the beaches, a centrepiece of the island's attraction is a wreck jumping from the hull of the upturned ship 50 metres off the island's main beach. The island also contains the Big Mama Yacht Club, the Pangaimotu Island Resort and a vanilla plantation. The Pangaimotu reef was declared a national marine reserve in 1989. The first mass in Tonga was held under a tree on Pangaimotu on 2 July 1842. It was conducted by Jean Baptiste Pompallier and Father Chevron.

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Tongatapu Group

    • Tongatapu

      257 km²▲ 79 m

      Major islands

    • ʻEua

      88 km²▲ 305 m

      Major islands

    • ʻAta

      1.9 km²▲ 290 m

      Minor islands

    • ʻEueiki

      1.1 km²▲ 43 m

      Minor islands

    • Unnamed island

      0.67 km²▲ 12 m

      Minor islands

    • Kanatea

      0.53 km²▲ 20 m

      Minor islands

    • ʻAtatā

      0.53 km²▲ 23 m

      Minor islands

    • Nukunukumotu

      0.52 km²▲ 16 m

      Minor islands

    Sources

    Facts

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

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