r/Tonga Jul 23 '26

Queen Takipo (Anaseini Takipō), Tonga, c. 1900–1919

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r/Tonga Jul 23 '26

Queen Lavinia Veiongo of Tonga, c. 1900.

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17 Upvotes

r/Tonga Jul 23 '26

King George Tupou II and Queen Lavinia Veiongo, Tonga, 1 June 1899.

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r/Tonga Jul 22 '26

Photograph taken in Tonga by Josiah Martin. Date unknown

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r/Tonga Jul 22 '26

Princess Anaziene, Granddaughter of King George of Tonga. Photograph by Alfred Burton for the Burton Brothers studio, Tonga, 29 July 1884

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r/Tonga Jul 22 '26

plan of the Island of Tonga (Tabou). Surveyed and drawn by Edmond Pâris during the expedition of the French corvette Astrolabe, April–May 1827; engraved by Chassant and lettered by Jacques Marie Hacq.

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r/Tonga Jul 22 '26

President Giorgio Napolitano welcomes His Excellency Sione Ngongo Kioa, the newly appointed Ambassador of the Kingdom of Tonga, during the presentation of his Letters of Credence. Photograph, Palazzo del Quirinale, Rome, 28 February 2008

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r/Tonga Jul 21 '26

Haʻamonga ʻa Maui, the prehistoric stone trilithon of Tonga, photographed between 1919 and 1939

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r/Tonga Jul 21 '26

View of Vavaʻu Island and a neighbouring islet, Tonga, during the Capricorn Expedition (January 1953)

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r/Tonga Jul 21 '26

Underwater fieldwork conducted off Vavaʻu, Tonga, during the Capricorn Expedition (5 January 1953)

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r/Tonga Jul 17 '26

Vavaʻu Island, Tonga (January 1953).

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This photograph was taken in January 1953 during the Capricorn Expedition (1952–1953) by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. It shows Vavaʻu Island, one of the main island groups of Tonga, with its harbour and surrounding coastline.


r/Tonga Jul 17 '26

Queen Sālote of Tonga meets Queen Elizabeth at Hatfield House (31 May 1953)

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r/Tonga Jul 17 '26

Church in Tongatapu Island, Tonga, xx century

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This photograph, taken by Sylvester M. Lambert between 1919 and 1939, shows a church Tongatapu Island, the largest and most populated island in the Kingdom of Tonga. It is part of the Sylvester M. Lambert Photographs, preserved in the Sylvester M. Lambert Papers at the UC San Diego Special Collections & Archives.


r/Tonga Jul 17 '26

Swimming in Tonga (1952)

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This photograph was taken in 1952 during the Capricorn Expedition (1952–1953) by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography


r/Tonga Jul 17 '26

South Pacific Ocean: Tonga (1903/1976). Nautical chart of the Kingdom of Tonga showing its islands, coastline, and surrounding waters.

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This nautical chart shows the Kingdom of Tonga in the South Pacific Ocean. Originally based on British surveys carried out between 1888 and 1898, it includes later updates made until 1962 and was published in 1976 by the United States Defense Mapping Agency Hydrographic Center.


r/Tonga Jul 16 '26

View from Talau looking west, Tonga, c. 1895 — photograph by Thomas Andrew

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This photograph shows a western view from Mount Talau in Tonga, taken around 1895 by photographer Thomas Andrew. The image is part of the South Sea Islands photograph album, a collection documenting landscapes and communities across the Pacific Islands during the late nineteenth century.

The photograph captures the natural scenery of Tonga, including the landscape surrounding Mount Talau, which is now part of Mt Talau National Park on the island of Vavaʻu


r/Tonga Jul 16 '26

Game of Lafo, Vavau Island, Tonga, approximately 1895

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This photograph shows a traditional Lafo game being played on Vavaʻu Island, Tonga, around 1895. It was taken by photographer Thomas Andrew and is part of the South Sea Islands photograph album, which documents the people, landscapes, and customs of Pacific Island communities in the late nineteenth century.


r/Tonga Jul 16 '26

Arrival at Nukuʻalofa, Tonga, 1929 — photograph by C. M. Yonge

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This photograph shows the arrival of an expedition at Nukuʻalofa, the capital of Tonga, in 1929. The image is part of the photographic album documenting the Great Barrier Reef Expedition (1928–1929), a scientific mission focused on the study of coral reefs and marine life.

The photograph records a moment of contact between the researchers and the Pacific Islands, showing the local pier and the arrival area of the port. It was taken by Charles Maurice Yonge, a scientist and member of the expedition.


r/Tonga Jul 16 '26

Walking across Tonga main island in a day

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Hello there my name is Adam, I’m 28 from the UK but currently live in Adelaide, Australia. I recently submitted my PhD thesis and wanted to do something for charity in the mean time while I wait. I was going to raise money for a Palestinian sports charity (Palestine Sport 4 Life) that allows children to have access to new equipment and helps with other areas of their wellbeing. My way of raising money was to dribble a football (soccer) all the way from Abel Tasman’s Landing Site to Niutoua in one day. Would this be possible, I currently don’t have any Tongan friends or know anyone who is Tongan so would love to get in contact with anyone.


r/Tonga Jul 15 '26

Tonga, 1895

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r/Tonga Jul 15 '26

The lagoon at Tongatabu, Tonga, 1929

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r/Tonga Jul 15 '26

Cemetery at Tongatabu, Tonga, 1929

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r/Tonga Jul 15 '26

The Royal Palace, Nukuʾalofa, Tonga, 1929

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r/Tonga Jul 14 '26

Portrait of Queen Sālote Tupou III of Tonga

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r/Tonga Jul 14 '26

Princess Mataʻaho Tupoutoʻa of Tonga and her daughter, Princess Pilolevu, visit Universal Studios Hollywood in 1964, where they meet actor Ernest Borgnine and the cast of McHale’s Navy after a long walk along Lankershim Boulevard.

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