Pangaimotu (Tongatapu)
| Pangaimotu | |
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| Waters | Pacific Ocean |
| Archipelago | Tongatapu |
| Geographical location | 21 ° 7 ′ S , 175 ° 10 ′ W |
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Pangaimotu (also: Bagaimotu , Bangaimotu , Panghai-motu , Pangimodu ) is a small island in the Tongatapu archipelago in the north of Tongatapu in the Pacific . Politically, it belongs to the Kingdom of Tonga .
geography
The Motu is located off the north coast of the main island Tongatapu and opposite the suburb of Houmakelikao from Nukuʻalofa . It belongs to the same reef crown as Manima , ʻOneata and Nukunukumotu , which mark the west end of the Piha Passage (Astrolabe Channel). The island has an approximately heart-shaped base. On the southern tip is the Pangaimotu Island Resort . In the west there are the reefs Alert Shoal and Mounu Reef . North of the island is Cresswell Rock and then Makahaʻa joins.
There is an island of the same name in the Vavaʻu archipelago .
climate
The climate is tropical hot, but is tempered by constantly blowing winds. Like the other islands of the Tongatapu group, Pangaimotu is occasionally hit by cyclones .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Pangaimotu at GeoNames , geonames.org. Retrieved July 28, 2020.