Fafa (Tongatapu)

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Fafa
Waters Pacific Ocean
Archipelago Tongatapu
Geographical location 21 ° 5 ′  S , 175 ° 10 ′  W Coordinates: 21 ° 5 ′  S , 175 ° 10 ′  W
Location of Fafa

Fafa (also: Fafā , Faffao ) is a small island in the north of Tongatapu in the Pacific . Politically, it belongs to the Kingdom of Tonga .

geography

The Motu is located in the center of the archipelago off the north coast of Tongatapu in a line with ʻOnevai and the two islets Velitoa Hihifo and Velitoa Hahake . The Ualanga Lalo Reef and Juno Rock and Augusta Rock are in the vicinity .

climate

The climate is tropical hot, but is tempered by constantly blowing winds. Like the other islands in the Tongatapu Group, Fafa is occasionally hit by cyclones .

Individual evidence

  1. Fafa at GeoNames , geonames.org. Retrieved July 27, 2020