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Tonga Flora & information Common flora includes: banana trees, hibiscus, frangipani, pandanus palms, and many other tropical plants including ferns. The most common tree are coconut palms which often accompany most people's view of a South Pacific paradise. They are grown in plantations throughout the islands of Tonga.
- What is Tonga famous for?
- What is the vegetation of Tonga?
- What was Tonga called before?
- What country owns Tonga?
- What does the name Tonga mean?
- Who discovered Tonga?
- What plants are in Tonga?
- What flowers grow in Tonga?
- Why is Tonga so special from other Pacific island countries?
- Who came first Tonga or Samoa?
- Who is Tongas King?
- What race is Tonga?
- Is Tonga New Zealand?
- What is Tongan food?
What is Tonga famous for?
Tonga is the only monarchy in the Pacific and the only pacific nation never to fully lose its indigenous governance. Also known as “The Friendly Islands” it consists of 171 coral and volcanic islands spread over 747 sq km with 48 of those inhabited.
What is the vegetation of Tonga?
Vegetation on the islands of Tonga consists of coastal forests and strand vegetation along the coastlines and on the low coral islands, lowland rainforest on islands over a few meters elevation, and a more extensive and diverse tropical hardwood forest on the larger and higher (up to 300 masl) islands of 'Eua in the ...
What was Tonga called before?
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Map of Tonga, c. 1902 (then a British protectorate and also known as the Friendly Islands), from the atlas of the 10th edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
What country owns Tonga?
U.S.-TONGA RELATIONS
The Kingdom of Tonga was a protected state of the United Kingdom until 1970. It is the South Pacific's last Polynesian kingdom, a constitutional hereditary monarchy.
What does the name Tonga mean?
The name Tonga may be of local origin, meaning either island or holy. Its other name, Friendly Islands, was given by Captain Cook from the welcome given him by the natives. (
Who discovered Tonga?
The first Europeans arrived in 1616, when the Dutch explorers Willem Schouten and Jacob Le Maire spotted Tongans in a canoe off the coast of Niuatoputapu, and the famous Abel Tasman followed soon after.
What plants are in Tonga?
Tonga Flora & information
Common flora includes: banana trees, hibiscus, frangipani, pandanus palms, and many other tropical plants including ferns. The most common tree are coconut palms which often accompany most people's view of a South Pacific paradise.
What flowers grow in Tonga?
Tonga's tropical climate allows many tropical flowers to flourish. It is common to see bird of paradise, frangipani, and hibiscus growing wild and in gardens all over Tonga. Flowers add colour with some flower species even grow on the coast adding colour to beaches and mangrove areas.
Why is Tonga so special from other Pacific island countries?
Tonga is the only kingdom in the Pacific since Taufa'ahau (King George) in 1875 declared Tonga a constitutional monarchy, he also gave Tonga its first constitution. In 1970 the former British protectorate acquired its independence and became a sovereign nation.
Who came first Tonga or Samoa?
The Samoan Islands were first settled some 3,500 years ago as part of the Austronesian expansion. Both Samoa's early history and its more recent history are strongly connected to the histories of Tonga and Fiji, nearby islands with which Samoa has long had genealogical links as well as shared cultural traditions.
Who is Tongas King?
ʻAhoʻeitu Tupou VI (Tongan: 'Aho'eitu ʻUnuakiʻotonga Tukuʻaho; born 12 July 1959) is the King of Tonga.
What race is Tonga?
Tongans, who are ethnically Polynesian with a mixture of Melanesian, account for over 98% of the inhabitants of the country. 1.5% are mixed Tongans, while the rest are European, particularly British, mixed European or other Pacific Islander.
Is Tonga New Zealand?
Located in Oceania, Tonga is an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, directly south of Samoa and about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand.
What is Tongan food?
The staples of Tongan foods are pork, chicken, beef, sheep ribs and of course fish to name a few popular meats. Add in some coconut milk, taro leaves and various starches such as yams, taro, sweet potatoes and tapioca and you can taste the true Tongan cuisine.
