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Vavaʻu group
thumb|upright|Location of Vavaʻu District in Tonga
Vavau is an island group, consisting of one large island (ʻUtu Vavaʻu) and 40 smaller ones, in Tonga. It is part of Vavaʻu District, which includes several other individual islands. According to tradition, the Maui god created both Tongatapu and Vavau, but put a little more effort into the former. Vavau rises above sea level at Mount Talau. The capital is Neiafu, situated at the Port of Refuge (Puatalefusi or Lolo-a-Halaevalu).
Vavaʻu International Airport
airport in Tonga
Fonualei
Fonualei is an uninhabited volcanic island in the kingdom of Tonga. It 70 km northwest of Vavaʻu and is part of the highly active Kermadec-Tonga subduction zone and its associated volcanic arc, which extends from New Zealand north-northeast to Fiji, and is formed by the subduction of the Pacific Plate under the Indo-Australian Plate. The closest island to Fonualei is Tokū 19.7 km to the southeast.
Late
island of Tonga
'Ene'io Botanical Garden
botanical garden in Tonga
Tokū
island in Tonga
Totokamaka
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Totokamaka is an uninhabited island in Tonga. It is located in the southern part of the Vava'u Group in the north of the country. Along with other uninhabited islands in southern Vava'u it has high biodiversity and is an important nesting site for the Green sea turtle and Hawksbill sea turtle.
Sisia
Sisia is an island in Tonga. It is located within the Vava'u Group in the far north of the country.
Totokafonua
Totokafonua is an uninhabited island in Tonga. It is located in the southern part of the Vava'u Group in the north of the country. Along with other uninhabited islands in southern Vava'u it has high biodiversity and is an important nesting site for the Green sea turtle and Hawksbill sea turtle.
Hakaufasi
Hakaufasi is sand cay in Tonga. It is located within the Vava'u Group in the far north of the country.
Taula
island in Vavaʻu, Tonga
Ovalau
island of Tonga