Ongo Niua

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Ongo Niua
Map of Tonga, the Niua group in the far north
Map of Tonga, the Niua group in the far north
Waters Pacific Ocean
Geographical location 15 ° 58 ′  S , 173 ° 47 ′  W Coordinates: 15 ° 58 ′  S , 173 ° 47 ′  W
Ongo Niua (Tonga)
Ongo Niua
Number of islands 3
Main island Niuatoputapu
Total land area 71.3 km²
Residents 1232 (2016)

Ongo Niua (for two Niuas ), also Niuas , are a group of islands in the southern Pacific that politically belongs to the Kingdom of Tonga . The archipelago in the far north of Tonga comprises three islands:

f1Georeferencing Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap

island main place Area
km²		 Population
(2016)		 Height
(meters) 		Coordinates
Niuafo'ou Esia 50.27 493 250 15 ° 36 ′ 12 ″  S , 175 ° 38 ′ 13 ″  W.
Niuatoputapu Hihifo 18.00 708 157 15 ° 57 ′ 34 ″  S , 173 ° 47 ′ 0 ″  W.
Tafahi Tafahi 3.42 31 560 15 ° 51 ′ 0 ″  S , 173 ° 43 ′ 0 ″  W.
Niuas Hihifo 71.69 1232 560 15 ° 58 ′  S , 173 ° 47 ′  W.

These islands are the peaks of submarine volcanoes protruding from the sea , some of which were still active until recently. The Niua Group was discovered in 1616 by Willem Cornelisz Schouten and Jacob Le Maire during their circumnavigation with the ships Eendracht and Hoorn for Europe.

Distance in km to ...
island Tongatapu Neiafu
Niuafo'ou 615 380
Niuatoputapu 595 300
Tafahi 608 312

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Electoral Boundaries Regulations 2014. Government of Tonga. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
  2. ↑ Geohive: Tonga
  3. ^ Tonga Tonga National Population and Housing Census 2016. (PDF) Statistics Department Tonga, 2016, accessed April 9, 2018 .