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Tonga Island
Tonga Island
Tonga Island from water taxi
Tonga Island is located in South Island
Tonga Island
Tonga Island
Location in South Island
Tonga Island is located in New Zealand
Tonga Island
Tonga Island
Location in New Zealand
Geography
Location Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere, New Zealand
Coordinates 40°53′25″S 173°04′02″E / 40.89028°S 173.06722°E / -40.89028; 173.06722
Total islands 1
Area 0.15 km2 (0.058 sq mi)
Length 0.5 km (0.31 mi)
Width 0.5 km (0.31 mi)
Highest elevation 83 m (272 ft)
Administration

Tonga Island is a small (0.15 km2) island in Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere, off the northern coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It lies within the Abel Tasman National Park, about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) off Onetahuti Beach. The island has a flourishing fur seal colony, and is surrounded by the Tonga Island Marine Reserve, which was inaugurated in 1993.

The island is accessible by water taxi or kayak and visible from the Abel Tasman Coast Track.

The first peoples named the place after a small island in their east Polynesian homeland.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Isla Tonga para niños

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