Tokū, Tonga Explained

Tokū is an uninhabited, volcanic island in Tonga. It is located in the very north of Vavaʻu group in the north of the country. It is about 1000m (3,000feet) long and up to 700m (2,300feet) wide,[1] yielding an area of 0.41NaN1. It is up to 21m (69feet) above sea level at it's summit.[2]

The closest island is Fonualei 19.7 km to the northwest.

History

The island was inhabited in the 1830s, the inhabitants living on Tokū and having gardens on Fonualei.[3] Following the 1846 eruption of Fonualei they relocated to Utulei in Vavaʻu.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=-18.1609809&lon=-174.1790056&z=15&l=5&m=b&v=8 measured from Wikimapia
  2. https://volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=243095
  3. Web site: The June 1846 Eruption of Fonualei Volcano, Tonga: An Historical Analysis . Dirk HR . Spennemann . Johnstone Centre . Albury, NSW . 2004 . 4 . 22 January 2022.