The little atoll located southwest of Tonga's Late Island measured roughly 8.6 acres and stood ... A new island has emerged out of the Pacific Ocean, ... There's a new island in the South Pacific.

Southwest of Tongatapu, the main island of the Tongan archipelago, lies the depopulated island of 'Ata in the South Pacific Ocean. In June 1965, a group of six Tongan youths became stranded on the ...

A brilliant map showed just how big the Pacific Ocean is. The Ocean, which is around 32 percent of the planet’s total surface area and 46 percent of its water surface, covers 165.25 million ...

A major earthquake has rattled Tonga, an archipelago nation in the South Pacific Ocean that comprises some 170 islands. The U.S. Geological Survey estimated the 7.0 magnitude quake struck roughly ...

Find your own South Pacific island paradise Tahiti, Fiji, and the 25,000 islands of this giant ocean are rich in vivid flora and fauna and vibrant Polynesian cultures ...

South Pacific Ocean. Coordinates. 48°52.6′S 123°23.6′W. Distance from Land. 2,688 km (1,670 mi) Nearest Lands. Ducie Island, Motu Nui, Maher Island. Discovery. Identified in 1992 by Hrvoje ...