-
Christian visited. The
earliest mention of the name
Tongatapu (spelled "
Tongataboo" in the text) was by
James Cook in 1777, as he
wrote his
memoirs for the...
- our
intended station. It was a very snug place,
formed by the s**** of
Tongataboo on the
South East, and two
small islands on the East and
North East. Here...
-
according to the rank of
their respective mothers. For
family dignity, in
Tongataboo,
descends not from the father, but the mother, owing, it is probable,...
- 2023-06-09. Wilkes,
Charles (1985).
United States Exploring Expedition,
Tongataboo,
Feejee Group, Honolulu,
Volume 3. Suva: Fiji Museum. p. 334. "Kora, a...
- December. In 1830
Tranmere was in the
Pacific Ocean,
where she
visited Tongataboo.
There she took on the crew of the
whaler L'Aigle,
which had
wrecked on...
- Wilkes, C. (1845).
Narrative of the
United States Exploring Expedition:
Tongataboo,
FeeJee Group,
Honolulu -
Volume III. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Suva...
-
replacing him. L'Aigle
wrecked on 6
March 1830 on a reef 10 to 15
miles NE of
Tongataboo. Her crew took to her
boats and all were saved. However, her
cargo of...
-
January 1809, City of
Edinburgh sailed for Bay of
Islands (New Zealand),
Tongataboo Island (Tonga),
Opuna (Vuna, Fiji), and then back to New Zealand. At Bay...
- 1809, Lloyd's List
reported "The Port au Prince, of London, is
taken at
Tongataboo Island, in the
South Pacific Ocean. Crew killed." In
August 2012, the...
-
kilometres (6.8 mi)
north of the town of Deloraine.
Previously called Tongataboo, the name was
changed about 1914 to Weetah, an
Aboriginal word meaning...
