Pangaimotu (Tongatapu) Explained

Pangaimotu is a small island in the Tongatapu group of Tonga, lying near the capital Nukuʻalofa.^[1] It is reachable by a 10-minute boat trip from Nukuʻalofa.^[2] Aside from the beaches, a centrepiece of the island's attraction is a wreck jumping from the hull of the upturned ship 50 metres off the island's main beach.^[3] The island also contains the Big Mama Yacht Club, the Pangaimotu Island Resort and a vanilla plantation.^[4]

The Pangaimotu reef was declared a national marine reserve in 1989.^[5]

The first mass in Tonga was held under a tree on Pangaimotu on 2 July 1842. It was conducted by Jean Baptiste Pompallier and Father Chevron.^[6]

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-21.1242°N -175.1589°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pangaimotu Island Resort . Tongapacific.com.
2. Web site: Pangaimotu Island Resort . Tonga Holidays.
3. Parks - Volumes 1-3 - Page 18 1990 - " Pangaimotu is a successful reef reserve with an abundance of fish and ..."
4. Web site: Tonga Pacific with Pacific Travel Media Pangaimotu Island Resort. 2016-03-07.
5. Web site: Ndiaye. Cheikh. Bassène. Claire. Weigel. Jean-Yves. BIBLIOGRAPHY ON MARINE PROTECTED AREAS. Project CONSDEV. Coherence of Conservation and Development Policies of Coastal and Marine Protected Areas in West Africa. 7 March 2016. 53.
6. Book: Lātūkefu. Sione. Church and state in Tonga : the Wesleyan Methodist missionaries and political development. 2014. University of Queensland Press. 9781921902352.