Mo'unu (Tongatapu)

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Mo'unu
Waters Pacific Ocean
Archipelago Tongatapu
Geographical location 21 ° 10 ′  S , 175 ° 8 ′  W Coordinates: 21 ° 10 ′  S , 175 ° 8 ′  W
Location of Mo'unu

Moʻunu (also: Mounu ) is a small island in the center of Tongatapu in the Pacific . Politically, it belongs to the Kingdom of Tonga .

geography

The Motu is located in the center of the archipelago in the central lagoon Fanga'uta Lagoon . The island is off the west coast of Hoi and across from the Tungi Estate peninsula .

There is an island of the same name in the Vavaʻu archipelago and a reef Mounu ( ) is located just off the coast of Nukuʻalofa .

climate

The climate is tropical hot, but is tempered by constantly blowing winds. Like the other islands in the Tongatapu group, Mo'unu is occasionally hit by cyclones .

Individual evidence

  1. Mo'unu at GeoNames , geonames.org. Accessed July 31, 2020

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