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Where is Tonga located in the Pacific Ocean?
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Tonga is a country located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. Its territory is dispersed between latitudes 15° and 23° S and longitudes 173° and 177° W.1
The nation consists of approximately 170 islands organized into three primary groups: the Tongatapu Group in the south, the Ha‘apai Group in the centre, and the Vava‘u Group in the north, along with several isolated islands in the far north and south.1