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  1. britannica.com

    History of Tonga, a survey of notable events and people in the history of Tonga. Located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, Tonga consists of some 170 islands divided into three main island groups: Tongatapu in the south, Ha'apai in the center, and Vava'u in the north. Isolated islands include
  2. worldofhistorycheatsheet.com

    Jul 23, 2024Tonga, an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, has a rich history characterized by its indigenous Polynesian culture, early European contact, and eventual emergence as a constitutional monarchy. Ancient and Pre-Colonial Period Early Settlement: The islands of Tonga were first settled by the Lapita people around 1500 BCE. These early Polynesians brought with them advanced navigation skills ...
  3. everyculture.com

    Identification. The name "Tonga" is composed of to (to plant) and nga (a place). It also means "south." According to the most recent archaeological findings, people arrived in the archipelago from Fiji around 1500 B.C.E. Thus, it is appropriate to translate the nation's name as "land lying in the south."
  4. en.wikipedia.org

    Tonga (/ ˈ t ɒ ŋ ə / TONG-ə, / ˈ t ɒ ŋ ɡ ə / ⓘ TONG-gə; [a] Tongan:), officially the Kingdom of Tonga (Tongan: Puleʻanga Fakatuʻi ʻo Tonga), is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania.The country has 171 islands - of which 45 are inhabited. [1] Its total surface area is about 750 km 2 (290 sq mi), scattered over 700,000 km 2 (270,000 sq mi) in the southern Pacific Ocean.
  5. culturalatlas.sbs.com.au

    Tonga, officially known as the Kingdom of Tonga, is a group of islands located in the South Pacific Ocean. With Samoa and Hawai'i to the north and New Zealand to the south, Tonga is part of the countries and cultures that make up Polynesia. For centuries during the early modern period, Tonga was politically and culturally influential ...
  6. everyculture.com

    History and cultural relations - Tonga Oceania. Through the use of carbon-14 dating techniques, a date of 1140 B . C . is the given date for the beginning of human occupation of Tongatapu.The first Europeans to visit the Tongan Islands were Dutch navigators in 1616 (Willem Schouten and Jacob LeMaire) and additional contacts occurred as other Europeans explored the Pacific throughout the ...
  7. virtualoceania.net

    Tonga History. Polynesians settled in the islands of Tonga as they did many other islands in the South Pacific. In the 12th century Tonga was a dominant nation in this area of the Pacific. Historians often refer to the 'Tongan Empire' during the reign of 'Tu'i Tonga' their chief. In both the 15th and 17th centuries, civil war broke out.
  8. worldtravelguide.net

    • Of Tonga's 169 islands, 36 are inhabited. • In 2014, luger Bruno Banani became the first athlete to represent Tonga at the Olympic Olympics in Sochi. He came 32nd in the men's luge. • Each day Radio Tonga begins broadcasting with a recording by the Tongan nobleman Ve'ehala, a celebrated virtuoso of the nose flute. Tonga Culture Religion ...
  9. press-files.anu.edu.au

    Oceania Steve Francis Every Tongan adult has both a fonua, or island/village identity, ... regional and national identities. The paper will seek to mak e explicit the m ultiple r oles of fonua in Tonga thr ough an e xamination of myth, history, social relations and local boundaries within the Kingdom of Tonga. Arrival: Austronesian-Speaking ...
  10. tongapocketguide.com

    Jan 7, 2024A Brief Timeline of Tonga's History. 901 BC-1000 BC - The first king (tu'i) of Tonga was established and Tonga went through around 400 years of colonisation missions across the South Pacific 888 BC - The earliest known settlement in Tongatapu 1616 - William Scouten and Jacob Le Maire were the first Europeans to document visiting Tonga 1643 - Abel Tasman traded with islanders on ...
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