Niuatoputapu
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Niuatoputapu is a volcanic island in the island nation of Tonga, Pacific Ocean. Its highest point is 157 metres, and its area is 16 square kilometres. Its name means sacred island. Other names for the
Located in Tongatupu to the very north of Tonga
Tafahi
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Tafahi is a small island in the north of the Tonga archipelago, in fact closer to Savaiʻi than to the main islands of Tonga. It is only 9 km north-northeast away from Niuatoputapu, and fishermen commu
Niuatoputapu
…north of the Tonga island group, 300 kilometres (190 miles) away from Vavaʻu near the border with Samoa. Its closest neighbours are the small island of Tafahi, which is only 9 km (6 mi) to the north-northeast, and the island of Niuafo'ou. Those three islands together form the administrative division of the…
Dutch sailors Willem Schouten and Jacob le Maire were the first Europeans to see Tafahi and Niuatoputapu in 1616.