Tonga, officially known as the Kingdom of Tonga, is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania. The country has 171 islands, of which 45 are inhabited. Its total surface area is about 750 km2, sc
The arrival of Abel Tasman in Tongatapu, 1643; drawing by Isaack Gilsemans
Reception for Captain Cook, Ha'apai, Tonga, 1773-1784
William Mariner was a teenaged English sailor adopted into a royal Tongan family.
Wattled honeyeater in Tonga
Nukuʻalofa is the capital and largest city of Tonga. It is located on the north coast of the island of Tongatapu, in the country's southernmost island group.
Tonga
…Tongatapu – and cover an 800-kilometre (500-mile; 430-nautical-mile)-long north–south line. The largest island, Tongatapu, on which the capital city of Nukuʻalofa is located, covers 257 square kilometres (99 sq mi). Geologically, the Tongan islands are of two types: most have a limestone base formed from uplifted…
Royal Palace, Nuku'alofa, Nov 18
The Free Church of Tonga 2
Old Prime Minister's Office, Nuku'alofa