Comment se rendre aux îles Tonga ?
Comment se rendre aux îles Tonga ?
Depuis l'Europe, il n'y a pas de vol direct vers Tonga. Il existe cependant de nombreuses liaisons aériennes qui desservent l'aéroport international de Fuaamotu sur Tongatapu. Air New Zealand opère 4 vols par semaine depuis Auckland.
What is the country profile of Tonga?
- Tonga country profile. Read more about sharing. A group of more than 170 islands spread over an area of the South Pacific roughly the size of Japan, Tonga is the last Polynesian monarchy. A deeply conservative, Christian country, Tonga voted in its first popularly elected parliament in 2010, ending 165 years of feudal rule.
How does Tonga make money?
- Tonga is reliant on external income through development assistance, loans, and overseas remittances from the large Tongan diaspora. Tonga lies on the Pacific Ring of Fire, an area of dynamic geological activity. It is ranked the second most vulnerable country to natural hazards (after Vanuatu).
Why is Tonga called the Friendly Islands?
- Dutch sailors explored the islands in the 1600s and British Captain James COOK visited Tonga three times in the 1770s, naming them the Friendly Islands for the positive reception he thought he received, even though the Tongans he encountered were plotting ways to kill him. In 1799, Tonga fell into a new round of civil wars over succession.
When did the Europeans first come to Tonga?
- The first time the Tongan people encountered Europeans was in April 1616 when Jacob Le Maire and Willem Schouten made a short visit to the islands to trade with them. Centuries before Westerners arrived, Tongans created megalithic stoneworks.
