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  2. 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
  3. Jan 5, 2025Oceania, collective name for the islands scattered throughout most of the Pacific Ocean.The term, in its widest sense, embraces the entire insular region between Asia and the Americas.A more common definition excludes the Ryukyu, Kuril, and Aleutian islands and the Japan archipelago. The most popular usage delimits Oceania further by eliminating Indonesia, Taiwan, and the Philippines, because ...
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  4. Nukuʿalofa, capital and chief port of Tonga, on the northern shore of Tongatapu Island, in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. Its deep-draft harbour is protected by reefs. Landmarks include the Royal Palace (1865-67, home of the Tongan royal family), on the seafront at the end of the old wharf, and
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  5. 4 days agoSurvey of the history, society, and culture of the Australian Aboriginal peoples, who are one of the two distinct Indigenous cultural groups of Australia. It is generally held that they originally came from Asia via insular Southeast Asia and have been in Australia for at least 45,000-50,000 years.
  6. History of Fiji, a survey of notable events and people in the history of Fiji, a country and archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean. It surrounds the Koro Sea and is about 1,300 miles (2,100 km) north of Auckland, New Zealand. The archipelago consists of some 300 islands and 540 islets scattered
  7. Oceanic literature, the traditional oral and written literatures of the indigenous people of Oceania, in particular of Melanesia, Polynesia, Micronesia, and Australia.While this article addresses the influence of Western literary forms, it does not address the adoption of purely Western styles; see also Australian literature and New Zealand literature for more on the oral traditions of these ...
  8. Oceanic arts, the literary, performing, and visual arts of the Pacific Islands, including Australia, New Zealand, and Easter Island, and the general culture areas of Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia.Many of the island clusters within these culture areas are separated by vast stretches of ocean, and the resultant isolation, together with the wide range of environmental conditions present ...
  9. Oceanic literature - Pacific Islands, Indigenous Voices, Oral Traditions: Although literacy is a precondition for the development of written literature, the relationship between literacy and literary growth is not simple. In many areas of Oceania, literacy in the vernacular languages existed for more than 100 years before significant literature in the local languages appeared.
  10. Jan 2, 2025Tonga - Agriculture, Fishing, Tourism: Agriculture is the mainstay of the Tongan economy. Squash, coconuts, bananas, and vanilla beans constitute the main cash crops, and other important crops include yams, taro, cassava, corn (maize), watermelons, pineapples, breadfruit, limes, and tomatoes. All land is essentially owned by the Tongan monarchy, but large estates have been divided among the ...
  11. 6 days agoTuvalu, country in the west-central Pacific Ocean. It comprises nine small coral islands scattered in a chain over some 420 miles (676 km). This article presents a geographical and historical treatment of Tuvalu, including maps and statistics as well as a survey of its people, economy, and government.
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