Proper noun
Tongatapu
An island in Tonga, Oceania, on the Tonga archipelago, Polynesia, Pacific Ocean; the main island of Tonga, with its capital city, Nuku'alofa
Administrative divisions Tonga is divided in three island groups; Ha'apai, Tongatapu, Vava'u. Source: Internet
Kirch 1997:273 Some of the oldest sites pertaining to the first occupants of the Tongan Islands are found on Tongatapu which is also where the first Lapita ceramics were found by WC McKern in 1921. Source: Internet
From Davies’ perspective the Tahitian were placed under detention at Tongatapu: “The chief called Tupou would not let them proceed. Source: Internet
The Secretariat of the Pacific Community(SPC) has developed a world-leading computer model to help the government of Tonga understand how Tongatapu would be impacted by a tsunami created by a magnitude 8.7 earthquake. Source: Internet
The temperature increases from convert, and the annual rainfall is from convert as one moves from Tongatapu in the south to the more northerly islands closer to the Equator. Source: Internet
Vol. 1. Elibron Classics Pre-contact The dates of the initial settlement of Tonga are still subject to debate, nonetheless one of the oldest occupied sites is found in the village of Pea on Tongatapu. Source: Internet