Capital of Tonga?

What is the capital of TONGA? The correct answer is listed further below!
A — Melekeok
B — Nkhotakota
C — Nuku‘alofa
D — Pape‘etē























ANSWER
C . . . . . Nuku‘alofa

Tonga Exports

According to National Geographic MapMaker (mapmaker.nationalgeographic.org) and MIT's Observatory of Economic Complexity (atlas.media.mit.edu), the following items are major exports of TONGA: aquarium fish, aqueous paint, artificial tanning extracts, beans, cassava and other starchy food, coconuts, coconut oil, collector's items, coral and shells, electric batteries, footwear, fruit juice, melons, mollusks, non-fillet fresh fish, oscilloscopes, perfume plants, seaweed, telephones, vanilla, and various vegetables. According to February 2017 statistics from the International Monetary Fund (data.imf.org), countries and territories buying and importing most of those exports include Hong Kong (top importer), Japan, the United States, the Philippines, Australia, New Zealand, Samoa, Italy, Fiji, American Samoa, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam, and North Korea.

Tonga Endangered Species

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ for TONGA in Oceania and the South Pacific Ocean lists 2 extinct species (Oceanic Parrot and Tonga Ground Skink), 4 critically endangered species, and 13 endangered species. Tonga's four critically endangered species are the Aglaia heterotricha plant, 'Eua Scaly-Toed Gecko (named after 'Eua island), Eua Globosa land snail, and Samoana cramptoni land snail. Endangered species are the Black Teatfish (two species), Golden Sandfish, Green Turtle, Günther's Emo Skink, Niaufo'ou Megapode bird (Tongan Scrubfowl; named after Niaufo'ou (post link) island), Pheonix Petrel, Polynesian Sheath-Tailed Bat, Prickly Redfish, Sandfish sea cucumber, Tongan Banded Iguana, Undulate Wrasse fish, and White-Throated Storm Petrel. Species named after Tonga include the Tonga Grouper fish, Tongan Fruit Dove, Tonga Ground Dove, and Tongan Whistler bird.

Niuafo'ou Island

This post is one of the Internet's most comprehensive posts regarding Niuafo'ou, an island belonging to TONGA in the South Pacific Ocean. Below are some facts about Niuafo'ou:

— Niuafo'ou is arguably one of the most interestingly shaped islands in the world! It is the site of a partially submerged volcano. Therefore, it is a volcanic rim island. — As you can see in the embedded Google Maps widget, Niuafo'ou's shape convinces me to whimsically name it Doughnut Island! It does have a neat alternate name — Tin Can Island — because residents receive their mail from tin cans thrown from passing ships!

— The Niuafo'ou Airport (International Air Transport Association airport code: NFO) is located in the island's northern section and features an unpaved east-west runway made of grass. It is also known as Kuini (Queen) Lavinia Airport.

— This is the Kingdom of Tonga's northernmost island, located east-northeast of Fiji, southwest of Samoa, and south of Wallis and Futuna.

— Being the home to about 500 to 600 island residents, Niuafo'ou is where the namesake Niuafo'ou language is spoken. Linguists believe this language is a dialect of East Uvean (Wallisian) and may or may not be related to the Tongan language. In addition to Niuafo'ou's native island speakers, about 1,000 other people can speak this language.

— Being the largest lake of Niuafo'ou, Vai Lahi is a crater lake almost shaped like a circle and is the island's central "bull's–eye" feature.

— Vai Lahi's islands: Lahi is the largest and located in the lake's north-central area; Molemole is the second-largest and located in the northwest; Si'i is the third-largest and located in the southwest; and A'ali is the smallest and is barely above the surface in the lake's western area. These islands are completely covered in forests and vegetation. In the Tongan language, motu means island, while 'otu motu means islands. An online Tongan-to-English (and vice versa) dictionary is found at Freelang.net.

— Located east and northeast of Vai Lahi, "Nuafo'ou Isthmus" separates the largest lake from Vai Si'i, a lake located further to the east. The isthmus features two small lakes: Vai Inn Ngoto Umu (the larger lake) and Vai Fo (the smaller lake).

Location and Capital of Tonga

Quick GeoFact: TONGA is a country of many islands located in the South Pacific Ocean. Specifically, it is east of Fiji, south of Samoa, and west of Niue island — an island belonging to New Zealand. Tonga's capital, located on the main island of Tongatapu, is Nuku'alofa.

GeoFact of the Day | Capital of Tonga

The capital of TONGA, an island country possessing around 170 islands in the South Pacific Ocean, is Nuku'alofa! To learn more about Tonga, visit my Tonga post!

Tonga

The Kingdom of TONGA is an island country and archipelago containing about 170 islands in the South Pacific Ocean. Tonga is south of Samoa, east of Fiji, and west of Niue. The capital is Nuku'alofa. First adopted in the late 1800s, Tonga's flag is red with a white square in the top-left corner, and this square features a red cross. The official languages are Tongan and English. The currency is the Pa'anga, and its ISO 4217 currency code is TOP.

Map credit:  National Geographic Mapmaker (↗)