Niuas

The Niuas (formerly Keppel Islands) are an archipelago in the South Pacific, the political part of the Kingdom of Tonga. Located in the far north of Tonga archipelago comprises the islands:

15 ° 36 ' 12 " S, 175 ° 38' 13" E - 15.603333333333175.63694444444

15 ° 57 ' 34 "S, 173 ° 47' 0" E - 15.959444444444173.78333333333

15 ° 51 '0 "S, 173 ° 43' 0" E - 15.85173.71666666667

15 ° 58 ' S, 173 ° 47' O 15.966666666667173.78333333333

These islands are the towering peaks of the sea submarine volcanoes that were active at the part until very recently. The Niua group was discovered in 1616 by Willem Cornelisz Schouten and Jacob Le Maire during their circumnavigation with the ships Eendracht and Hoorn for Europe.

Willem Schouten Neiafu (Vava'u) Integrated Authority File Fonualei Late (Tonga) Foa Kao (island) Lifuka Nomuka Tofua Minerva Reefs
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