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Tonga
Tonga , officially Kingdom of Tonga, island kingdom (2005 est. pop. 112,000), 270 sq mi (699 sq km), South Pacific, c.2000 mi (3,220 km) NE of Sydney, Australia. Tonga is the only surviving independent kingdom in the South Pacific. Nukualofa is the capital. Land, People, and Economy The more than... Read more |
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Uvea
Uvea ETHNONYMS: East Uvean, Uvean, Wallis Island Uvea, like its twin island Futuna, is culturally and linguistically closely related to Tonga. Uvea is a volcanic high Island located 180 kilometers northeast of Futuna at 13 Read more |
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Kermadec Islands
Kermadec Islands , almost uninhabited, active volcanic group (c.13 sq mi/34 sq km), South Pacific, 450 mi (720 km) NE of New Zealand, of which they are a dependency. Raoul, or Sunday, Island, the largest, is mountainous, with three main craters. The group, now a nature reserve, was annexed to New... Read more |
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Nukualofa
Nukualofa , town (1986 pop. 21,300), capital and chief port of the Kingdom of Tonga , on the northern coast of Tongatapu island. The city has a deep harbor; copra, bananas, vanilla, and handicrafts are exported. The royal palace and government buildings are in Nukualofa. In 2006 the central... Read more |
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Polynesia
Polynesia [Gr.,=many islands], one of the three main divisions of Oceania , in the central and S Pacific Ocean. The larger islands are volcanic; the smaller ones are generally coral formations. The principal groups are the Hawaiian Islands (see Hawaii ), Samoa , Tonga , and the islands of ... Read more |
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Fletcher Christian
Christian, Fletcher (1764–93?), a Cumberland man of Manx origin, who was launched on a sea profession by William Bligh and promoted by him from master's mate to acting lieutenant in the Bounty for her voyage to Tahiti in 1788. Relations between the two deteriorated, however, and after a... Read more |
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Abel Janszoon Tasman
Abel Janszoon Tasman , 1603?-1659, Dutch navigator. In the service of the Dutch East India Company from c.1632 to 1653, he made several trading and exploring voyages in the Pacific and Indian oceans. On a voyage (1639-42) in the N Pacific he visited the Philippines and Taiwan, followed the coast of... Read more |
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Commonwealth of Nations
Commonwealth of Nations voluntary association of Great Britain and its dependencies, certain former British dependencies that are now sovereign states and their dependencies, and the associated states (states with full internal government but whose external relations are governed by Britain). At... Read more |
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Malawi
Malawi , officially Republic of Malawi, republic (2005 est. pop. 12,159,000), 45,200 sq mi (117,068 sq km), E central Africa. It borders on Zambia in the west, on Tanzania in the north, and on Mozambique in the east, south, and southwest. The capital is Lilongwe ; Blantyre is its largest city and... Read more |
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Oceanic art
Oceanic art works produced by the island peoples of the S and NW Pacific, including Melanesia (New Guinea and the islands to its north and east), Micronesia (Mariana, Caroline, Marshall, and Gilbert islands), and Polynesia (which includes the Hawaiian Islands, the Samoas, Tonga, New Zealand, and... Read more |
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Tonga Kingdom's Jester, Financial Adviser Doesn't Find Lawsuit Amusing.
...the official royal Jester for the Kingdom of Tonga. And now the jester tells his side of the Tonga tale. J.D. "Jesse" Bogdonoff, a Bay...the official royal jester for the Kingdom of Tonga -- and the title is for life. Yes, his financial... |
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Tonga's Speaker accused of embarrassing the country.
...AUSTRALIA) -- The decision by the Speaker of Tonga's parliament to abandon a delegation...He was arrested on his arrival back in Tonga on charges of possessing ammunition. Melino...excited when I heard that Israeli invite the Tonga speaker and some of the parliamentary to... |
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Tonga files suit to recover $26 million it entrusted to `court jester'.
...Khanh SAN JOSE, Calif. _ The Kingdom of Tonga is learning the hard way what happens when...told in a lawsuit filed by the Kingdom of Tonga, contends that a former San Francisco...said Mateni Tapueluelu, an editor for the Tonga Times, a newspaper consistently critical... |
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Tonga back and eligible for Cougars
...PROVO -- When BYU senior fullback Manase Tonga came out Friday morning for his first practice...back. It felt like coming home," said Tonga, who was ruled academically ineligible...them embrace me like this is perfect."Tonga was watching film with teammates earlier... |
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Tonga advisor also court jester: ; Kingdom of Tonga missing $26 million it...
...need to be aware of this situation in the Kingdom of Tonga. The Kingdom of Tonga, as you know if you just now looked it up in the...exact number depends on the height of the waves). Tonga boasts a monarchy-style government and an ecology... |
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Tonga adopted Singapore laws to control the Press.
06 MAY 2004 NUKUA'LOFA (Pacnews) - Tonga's Attorney-General and Minister for Justice...Aisea Taumoepeau, one of the key instigators of Tonga's repressive media laws, said the Tonga Government had adopted parts of the media laws... |
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Tonga awards first cable communications license, opens up tuna fishing to...
...NUKUALOFA, 19 OCTOBER, 2011 (MIC) -- Tonga has granted its first cable communications license to Tonga Cable Limited. Prime Minister Lord Tu...Bolouri, the interim Managing Director of Tonga Cable Limited. Tonga Cable Limited becomes... |
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Tonga files suit to recover $26 million it entrusted to `court...
SAN JOSE, Calif. _ The Kingdom of Tonga is learning the hard way what happens when...told in a lawsuit filed by the Kingdom of Tonga, contends that a former San Francisco...said Mateni Tapueluelu, an editor for the Tonga Times, a newspaper consistently critical... |
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BYU's Tonga arrested
...Brigham Young University running back Manase Tonga was arrested after a traffic stop early...name to Provo police. An officer pulled Tonga over at 12:50 a.m. for failing to...said.A warrant was out for the arrest of Tonga, 23, because he had not paid an $82... |
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BYU's Tonga ineligible
...Monday that senior running back Manase Tonga has been ruled academically ineligible and will not play in 2008.Tonga was BYU's second-leading rusher last...Cougars' best blockers in the backfield, Tonga also caught 27 passes for 248 yards... |
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