Fun fact 4 about Tongatapu
island
Abel Tasman first sighted Tongatapu on 20 January 1643 and named it 't’ Eijlandt Amsterdam' due to its abundance of supplies.
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Tongatapu
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Area
260 km²
Location
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Tongatapu is the main island of Tonga and the site of its capital, Nukuʻalofa. Approximately 260 square kilometres in size, it is located in Tonga's southern island group, to which it gives its name and it is the country's most populous island, with 74,611 residents (2016) or roughly 70.5% of the total population.
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