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Anybody know where Tonga is located, or if it is inhabited? @cnnbrk: just tweeted that a 7.9 earthquake hit near there.
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Located in Oceania, Tonga is an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, directly south of Western Samoa and about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand.
Geographic coordinates: 20°S 175°W
Geographic coordinates: 20°S 175°W
Tonga is an archipelago located in the south Pacific Ocean. The archipelago is composed of 171 islands and actually 48 of them are inhabited!
The population is estimated to be about 101,991, about two-thirds of which live on the Kingdom's main island of Tongatapu, which happens to be near the site of the 7.9 underwater earthquake.
While a tsunami warning has been called for Tonga and neighboring islands, no significant damage related to the quake has been reported. A quake of this magnitude could even cause increased wave activity for some areas in Hawaii.
http://www.oceanoflight.to/images/TongaMap.JPG
The population is estimated to be about 101,991, about two-thirds of which live on the Kingdom's main island of Tongatapu, which happens to be near the site of the 7.9 underwater earthquake.
While a tsunami warning has been called for Tonga and neighboring islands, no significant damage related to the quake has been reported. A quake of this magnitude could even cause increased wave activity for some areas in Hawaii.
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http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/outposts/2009/03/tsunami-warning.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonga
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/outposts/2009/03/tsunami-warning.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonga
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