Tonga

Map of Tonga

Official name: Kingdom of Tonga Capital: Nuku'alofa Area: total: 748 sq km water: 30 sq km land: 718 sq km 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 Comparative Area: four times the size of Washington, DC Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: 419 km 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