Afo (Vavaʻu)

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Afo
Map of Vavaʻu
Map of Vavaʻu
Waters Pacific Ocean
Archipelago Vava'u
Geographical location 18 ° 42 ′  S , 174 ° 0 ′  W Coordinates: 18 ° 42 ′  S , 174 ° 0 ′  W
Afo (Vavaʻu) (Tonga)
Afo (Vavaʻu)
Residents uninhabited

Afo is a small uninhabited island in the Tongan archipelago of Vavaʻu .

geography

Afo, together with the headland of Pangaimotu ( Moaingatu ) and its bigger sister Tapana, forms its own small lagoon east of the center of Vavaʻu . The island is located at the western entrance to the lagoon with Hinakauea Beach . To the west is Kapa .

climate

The climate is tropical hot, but is tempered by constantly blowing winds. Like the other islands of the Vavaʻu group, Afo is occasionally hit by cyclones .

Individual evidence

  1. Afo at GeoNames , geonames.org Retrieved on July 13, 2020th