Tokū is an uninhabited, volcanic island in Tonga. It is located in the very north of Vavaʻu group in the north of the country. It is about 1,000 metres (3,300 feet) long and up to 700 metres (2,300 feet) wide,[1] yielding an area of 0.4 square kilometres (0.2 square miles).[2] It is up to 8 metres (26 feet) above sea level near its east coast.[3]

The closest island is Fonualei 19.7 km to the northwest.

History

The island was inhabited in the 1830s, the inhabitants living on Tokū and having gardens on Fonualei.[4] Following the 1846 eruption of Fonualei they relocated to 'Utulei in Vavaʻu.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ measured from Wikimapia
  2. ↑ islands.unep.ch: Toku
  3. ↑ Sailing Directions for the Pacific Islands: Eastern groups. United States Hydrographic Office. 1952. p. 166.
  4. 1 2 Spennemann, Dirk HR (2004). "The June 1846 Eruption of Fonualei Volcano, Tonga: An Historical Analysis" (PDF). Albury, NSW: Johnstone Centre. p. 4. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

18°9′30″S 174°10′50″W / 18.15833°S 174.18056°W / -18.15833; -174.18056


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