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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 1,000 metres (3,300 feet) long and up to 700 metres (2,300 feet) wide,[1] yielding an area of 0.4 square kilometres (0.2 square miles).[2] It is up to 8 metres (26 feet) above sea level near its east coast.[3]

The closest island is Fonualei 19.7 km to the northwest.

The island was inhabited in the 1830's, the inhabitants living on Tokū and having gardens on Fonualei.[4] Following the 1846 eruption of Fonualei they relocated to 'Utulei in Vavaʻu.[4]

See also

• Desert island
• List of islands

References

На других языках

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[de] Tokū

Tokū ist eine Insel in Tonga. Sie zählt zur Inselgruppe Vavaʻu, liegt aber weit abgelegen im Nordwesten, etwa auf halber Strecke nach Fonualei.

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- [en] Tokū, Tonga

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[it] Tokū

Tokū è un'isola vulcanica disabitata situata nella divisione di Vava'u dell'arcipelago delle Tonga, nell'Oceano Pacifico.[1]

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