Tonga Island

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Tonga Island is a small (0.15 km2) island in Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere, off the northern coast of the South Island of New Zealand.[1] It lies within the Abel Tasman National Park, about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) off Onetahuti Beach.[2] The island has a flourishing fur seal colony,[3][4] and is surrounded by the Tonga Island Marine Reserve, which was inaugurated in 1993.

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Tonga Island
Tonga Island
Geography
LocationTasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere, New Zealand
Coordinates40°53′25″S 173°04′02″E
Total islands1
Area0.15 km2 (0.058 sq mi)
Length0.5 km (0.31 mi)
Width0.5 km (0.31 mi)
Highest elevation83 m (272 ft)
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The island is accessible by water taxi or kayak and visible from the Abel Tasman Coast Track.[5]

The first peoples named the place after a small island in their east Polynesian homeland.[6]

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