Tofua is a volcanic island in Tonga. Located in the Haʻapai island group, it is a steep-sided composite cone with a summit caldera. It is part of the...
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the mutiny are still debated. Bligh and his crew stopped for supplies on Tofua, where a crew member was killed. Bligh navigated more than 3,500 nautical...
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Tofua Puletama is a Niuean politician and Member of the Niue Assembly. Puletama is a long-serving member of the Assembly who was first elected at the...
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by the mutineers, Bligh and those loyal to him stopped for supplies on Tofua, losing a man to natives. Bligh and his men reached Timor alive, after a...
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1458 mystery eruption (section Tofua caldera)
include the submerged caldera of Kuwae in the Coral Sea, Mount Reclus and Tofua caldera. The eruption is believed to have been VEI-7. This sulfate spike...
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500 nmi (6,500 km) from Tofua. He safely landed there 47 days later, having lost no men during the voyage except the one killed on Tofua. The mutineers sailed...
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the Haʻapai island group of Tonga. It lies about 6 km (3.7 mi) north of Tofua island and reaches 1,030 m (3,379 ft) above sea level, the highest point...
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western islands, such as ʻAta (also known as Pylstaart island), Fonuafo'ou, Tofua, Kao, Lata'iki, Late, Fonualei, Toku, Niuatoputapu, and Tafahi, make up...
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National parks of Tonga (section Tofua National Park)
total area of 11.47 square kilometres (4 sq mi). The Tofua National Park, covers the island of Tofua and the surrounding marine environment. It was established...
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original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2013-08-15. "Global Volcanism Program : Tofua". Volcano.si.edu. Archived from the original on 2013-03-31. Retrieved 2013-08-15...
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north to south order: Niuafoou Niuatoputapu (Keppel's Island) Vavau Kao Tofua Haapai Tongatapu Eua Islands of Tuvalu Funafuti (atoll of at least 30 islands)...
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deformation and recent and intense volcanism (see for example Home Reef). The Tofua volcanic arc on the northern Tonga Ridge extends to less than 40 km (25 mi)...
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separates the now remnant and extinct Lau-Colville Ridge volcanic arc and the Tofua volcanic arc with very active volcanism. The seaward rollback of the Tonga...
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Havea Hikuleʻo is the goddess of the world, Pulotu. The islands of Kao, Tofua, Hunga Haʻapai, Hunga Tonga, Late and Fonualei came from stones thrown down...
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with run-up heights up to 45 m (148 ft) struck the uninhabited island of Tofua. Two people drowned in Peru when 2 m (6 ft 7 in) waves struck the coast...
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Hudson Tonga'uiha born as Kosilio Tonga'uiha (born 16 November 1983 in Tofua) is a Tongan rugby footballer. He plays for London Welsh as a centre or fullback...
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of ancient burial grounds and an ancient monument. The large islands of Tofua (an active volcano) and Kao (a dormant volcano) are in the far west. The...
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Scripps Institution of Oceanography: Probing the Oceans 1936 to 1976. Tofua Press. ISBN 091448818X. Shor, Elizabeth N. (1979). "Oceanographic Research:...
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manuscript page of Bligh's voyage in the launch of HMS Bounty, from the ship to Tofua and from thence to Timor April 28 to June 14, 1789, after the Mutiny. It...
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and meager rations, telling them to make for the island of Tofua. Bligh decides to avoid Tofua and the rest of the islands because the locals there practiced...
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com Stein, Lou, San Diego County Place-Names, pages 88-89, Rand Editions-Tofua Press, 1975 "Proposed annexation" (PDF). Gresko, Jessica (July 17, 2004)...
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is open to question since his route in the boat began between Tonga and Tofua and ran more or less west directly to Timor. Howland Island was uninhabited...
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Institution of Oceanography: Probing the Oceans 1936 to 1976, San Diego, Calif: Tofua Press, p. 225, retrieved 21 May 2012 Lappin-Scott, Hilary M. (2000), "Claude...
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Korea. During his absence, Crossley Tatui served as Acting Premier, and Tofua Puletama as Acting Minister in Tagelagi's ministerial positions. "Candidate...
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Stein, Lou, San Diego County Place-Names, pages 88-89, Rand Editions-Tofua Press, 1975 Harwood, Craig S. and Fogel, Gary B. Quest for Flight: John...
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Oceanography: Probing the Oceans, 1936 to 1976. San Diego, California: Tofua Press. ISBN 0-914488-17-1. OCLC 4145154. Archived from the original on 10...
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Quartermaster Loyalist Open boat voyage Killed in attack on open boat at Tofua May 2, 1789 George Simpson Quartermaster's mate Loyalist Open boat voyage...
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and cast adrift. As Bligh and his crew stop for supplies on the island of Tofua, quartermaster John Norton is killed by natives. Bligh and his crew agree...
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but could not be identified at first; Tofua volcano in Tonga was proposed at first but dismissed, as the Tofua eruption was too small to generate the...
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People: Into the Heart of Vavaʻu, Kingdom of Tonga: 1781–1973. San Diego: Tofua Press. OCLC 800856. Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Vavaʻu. Wikimedia...
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