Niuafoou
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Niuafoou is a remote volcanic island in the northern part of Tonga, known for its active crater lake and history of dramatic eruptions and evacuations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Niuafoou canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
inhabited place
ⓘ
island ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision | Niuafoou District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToAdministrativeDivision | Niuas Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Tonga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadEarlierEruption | 1886 eruption ⓘ |
| hadEarlierEruption | 1929 eruption ⓘ |
| hadEvacuation | 1946 evacuation to ʻEua and Tongatapu ⓘ |
| hasAccessibility | remote ⓘ |
| hasArea | about 15 square kilometres ⓘ |
| hasClimate | tropical ⓘ |
| hasCraterLakeLocation | central caldera ⓘ |
| hasCraterLakeName | Lake Vai Lahi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCraterLakeType | freshwater lake ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
active volcano
ⓘ
caldera ⓘ crater lake ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalSetting | Tonga–Kermadec volcanic arc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHighestPoint | about 260 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Tongan ⓘ |
| hasNickname | Tin Can Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPopulationCharacteristic | sparsely populated ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryReligion | Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSettlement |
Angaha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Esia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasShape | roughly circular ⓘ |
| hasTransport | boat access only in suitable conditions ⓘ |
| hasVolcanicOrigin | true ⓘ |
| hasVolcanoType | shield volcano ⓘ |
| knownFor |
active crater lake
ⓘ
dramatic volcanic eruptions ⓘ historic evacuations ⓘ tin can mail service ⓘ |
| lastMajorEruptionYear | 1946 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
Polynesia NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Tonga ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kingdom of Tonga
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Niuas island group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| risk |
isolation during bad weather
ⓘ
volcanic hazard ⓘ |
| sovereignState | Tonga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC+13 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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