Tonga, officially known as the Kingdom of Tonga, is an archipelago located in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Fiji and west of Samoa. It consists of 176 islands, of which only 36 are inhabited.

acid rain and ashes over the 170 islands of the archipelago, covering practically everything. The Tonga government said it was an “unprecedented” disaster. Waves up to 15 meters high have ...

The South Pacific archipelago's 177th island is basically ... Paea races to the peak and plants a small Tongan flag on a pole in the crumbling soil, like an explorer of old.

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Emergency Management B.C. issued a tsunami advisory for four coastal regions due to high waves from the volcano, which was near the island nation of Tonga. The country is an archipelago of more ...