Polo'a
Polo'a | |
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Waters | Pacific Ocean |
Archipelago | Tongatapu |
Geographical location | 21 ° 5 ′ S , 175 ° 15 ′ W |
Poloʻa (also: Boloa , Holoa ) is a small island in the Tongatapu archipelago 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. It forms with ʻAlakipeau in the extension of Muifonua Point , and the islands of Tufuka and ʻAtatā in the north, the western edge of the Great Passage , Ava Lahi . Fafa is opposite on the eastern edge of the Ava Lahi Passage .
climate
The climate is tropical hot, but is tempered by constantly blowing winds. Like the other islands of the Tongatapu group, Polo'a is occasionally hit by cyclones .