Tonga
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Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for
the following climate stations in Tonga
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| Official name: |
Kingdom of Tonga
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| Capital: |
Nuku'alofa
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| Area: |
total: 748 sq km
water: 30 sq km
land: 718 sq km
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| Climate: |
tropical; modified by trade winds; warm season (December to May), cool season (May to December)
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| Location: |
Oceania, archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
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| Geographic coordinates: |
20 00 S, 175 00 W
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| Comparative Area: |
four times the size of Washington, DC
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| Land boundaries: |
0 km
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| Coastline: |
419 km
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| Terrain: |
most islands have limestone base formed from uplifted coral formation; others have limestone overlying volcanic base
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location on Kao Island 1,033 m
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Map of Tonga
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