Tafahi | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 546 m (1,791 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 546 m (1,791 ft) |
Coordinates | 15°51′S 173°43′W / 15.850°S 173.717°W |
Geography | |
Location | Tonga |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Last eruption | Unknown |
Tafahi is a small (1.2 km × 2.8 km or 0.75 mi × 1.74 mi) island in the north of the Tonga archipelago, in fact closer to Savaiʻi (Samoa) than to the main islands of Tonga. It is only 9 km (5.6 mi) north-northeast away from Niuatoputapu, and fishermen commute in small outboard motorboats almost daily between the two. The island has a population of 14 (in 2021).[2]
Other names for Tafahi are Cocos Eylant (coconut island) or Boscawen island.