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.

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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

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Niuafoʻou Island alsoKnownAs Niuafoou