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Telekitonga (also: Telekitinga, Tele-ki-Tongs, Teleki Toga) is an island in the
Haʻapai Haʻapai is a group of islands, islets, reefs, and shoals in the central part of Tonga. It has a combined land area of . The Tongatapu island group lies to its south, and the Vavaʻu group lies to its north. Seventeen of the Haʻapai islands are ...
archipelago that belongs to the
Kingdom of Tonga Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga, is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania. The country has 171 islands, of which 45 are inhabited. Its total surface area is about , scattered over in the southern Pacific Ocean. according ...
. Among neighboring islands are
Nukutula Nukutula is an island in the Haʻapai Archipelago, belonging to the Kingdom of Tonga. Among neighboring islands are Telekitonga, Kelefesia, Nomuka, Tonumea, Fonoifua. Geography Nukutula is a wooded sand cay, 18 feet high, lying on a reef ab ...
, Fetokopunga,
Kelefesia Kelefesia (also: Falafagea, Fallafajea, Kelifijia) is an island in the Haʻapai Archipelago, that belongs to the Kingdom of Tonga. Among neighboring islands are Nukutula, Nomuka, Tonumea, Fonoifua, Telekitonga, Fetokopunga, Nukufaiau. Geogra ...
,
Nomuka Nomuka is a small island in the southern part of the Haʻapai, Haapai group of islands in Tonga. It is part of the Nomuka Group of islands, also called the Otu Muomua. Among neighboring islands are Kelefesia, Nukutula, Tonumea, Fonoifua, Telekit ...
,
Tonumea Tonumea (also: Tanumea, Tonomaia, Tonumeia) is an island in the Haʻapai archipelago that belongs to the Kingdom of Tonga. Among neighboring islands are Telekitonga, Nukutula, Kelefesia, Nomuka Nomuka is a small island in the southern part of ...
,
Fonoifua Fonoifua is an island in Tonga. Among neighbouring islands are Kelefesia, Nukutula, Tonumea, Nomuka, Telekitonga. History Fonoifua was heavily affected by the 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai eruption and tsunami. ''The Guardian'' and ''ITV N ...
.


Geography

The island lies to the east of ʻOtu Muʻomuʻa and is the northernmost tip of the ʻOtu Tolu Group, whose islands of Telekivavaʻu, Nukutavake, Telekihaʻapai, and Fetokopunga stretch from north to south. Telekitonga is one of the eastern barrier islands, lying 15 miles northeast of
Kelefesia Kelefesia (also: Falafagea, Fallafajea, Kelifijia) is an island in the Haʻapai Archipelago, that belongs to the Kingdom of Tonga. Among neighboring islands are Nukutula, Nomuka, Tonumea, Fonoifua, Telekitonga, Fetokopunga, Nukufaiau. Geogra ...
and 60 miles north of
Tongatapu Tongatapu is the main island of Tonga and the site of its capital, Nukuʻalofa, Nukualofa. It is located in Tonga's southern island group, to which it gives its name, and is the country's most populous island, with 74,611 residents (2016), 70.5% o ...
. The island is low-lying and surrounded by reefs.


Climate

The climate is tropical, but moderated by constantly blowing winds. Like the other islands in the Ha'apai group, Telekitonga is occasionally hit by cyclones.


References

Islands of Tonga {{Tonga-geo-stub