Location : oceania. archipelago in the south pacific ocean. about two-thirds of the way from hawaii to new zealand Geographic Coordinates
: 20 00 s. 175 00 w Map Reference : oceania Area :
total: 748 sq km land: 718 sq km water: 30 sq km Area Comparative: four times the size of washington. dc
Tonga More Facts
Land boundaries :
0 km coastline
: 241 Maritime Claims : territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation Climate:
tropical; modified by trade winds; warm season (december to may). cool season (may to december) Terrain
: most islands have limestone base formed from uplifted coral formation; others have limestone overlying volcanic base Elevation extremes : lowest point: pacific ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location on kao island 1.033 m Natural Resources
:fish. fertile soil Land use : arable land: 23.61% permanent crops: 43.06% other: 33.33% (2001) Irrigated Lands
: na
