Cruise ship near Niuatoputapu island atoll Kingdom of Tonga

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The Kingdom of Tonga (Tongan for "south") is an independent archipelago in the southern Pacific Ocean. It lies about a third of the way between New Zealand and Hawaii, south of Samoa and east of Fiji. The islands are also known as the Friendly Islands, the name given by Captain Cook because of the friendly reception he received. He happened to arrive at the time of ʻinasi festival, the yearly donation of the first fruits to the Tuʻi Tonga and was invited to the festivities.

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Size: 5310px × 3288px
Location: Tonga
Photo credit: © Michael DeFreitas Pacific / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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