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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Tonga

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Tonga

Updated June 27, 2023

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View from the summit of Hunga Tonga -Hunga Ha'apai island in January 2017

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Hunga Ha'apai New Volcano Island

Underwater volcanic eruption forms new island off the coast of Tonga.
The obverse of the 35 Minerva Dollar coin - 1973

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Republic of Minerva

A failed utopia, shut down by a more legitimate nation.

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Ha‘amonga ‘a Maui

A massive trilithon nicknamed "Stonehenge of the Pacific."
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Podcast: Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haʻapai

The island might be almost completely gone now, but the memory remains.
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June 27, 2023

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