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Tonga power plugs and sockets, telephones

TONGA: DOCUMENTS All visitors to the Tonga Islands must have a passport valid for at least 6 months after the scheduled return date. For citizens of most countries of the world a visa is not necessary if you are staying for less than 30 days. For the documents needed to travel to the Tonga Islands, […]

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Cyclones and hurricanes in the South Pacific

What is the period of cyclones and hurricanes in Polynesia? What is the hurricanes and cyclones season and which are the islands most at risk of tropical cyclones in the South Pacific? Cyclones and tropical hurricanes in the Pacific Ocean typically form between 5 ° and 20 ° latitude from the equator, both north and […]

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The climate of the Tonga Islands: when to go to Tonga

The climate of the Tonga islands is tropical maritime. The climate of the islands can easily be divided into two distinct seasons: a cooler and less rainy season between May and November, and a warmer and rainier season between December and April. In the capital Nuku’alofa the average maximum temperatures are maintained between 29 ° […]

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Tonga: the Friendly islands of Captain Cook

The Tonga Islands (Pule’anga Tonga) are a group of tropical islands located in the southern Pacific Ocean (Polynesia) between Fiji, Samoa and the Cook Islands. These islands are a constitutional monarchy associated with the British Commonwealth. The islands – inhabited by a Polynesian population – were discovered by the Europeans in 1616. In that year […]