Kao

Kao is an island and stratovolcano in the island group of . It lies about 6 km north of and reaches 1,030 m above sea level, the highest point in Tonga.
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Kao

Latitude
-19.66994° or 19° 40′ 12″ south
Longitude
-175.01456° or 175° 0′ 52″ west
Elevation
826 metres (2,710 feet)
Open location code
52G68XJP+25
Geo­Names ID
4032582
Wiki­data ID
Q1520405
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Kao” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: كاو
  • Azerbaijani: Kao adası
  • Catalan: Kao
  • Cebuano: Kao Island
  • Chinese: 卡奥岛
  • Chinese: 卡奧島
  • Czech: Kao
  • Dutch: Kao
  • Egyptian Arabic: جبل كاو
  • French: île Kao
  • French: Kao
  • Galician: Kao
  • Georgian: კაო
  • German: Kao
  • Hebrew: קאו
  • Hungarian: Kao
  • Irish: Kao
  • Italian: Kao
  • Japanese: カオ島
  • Ladin: Kao
  • Lithuanian: Kao
  • Macedonian: Као (остров)
  • Macedonian: Као
  • Moroccan Arabic: كاو
  • Persian: کائو (جزیره)
  • Persian: کائو
  • Polish: Kao
  • Portuguese: Kao
  • Russian: Као
  • Slovak: Kao
  • Slovenian: Kao
  • Spanish: Kao
  • Swedish: Kao, Tonga
  • Swedish: Kao
  • Tonga (Tonga Islands): Kao
  • Ukrainian: Као
  • ma lili Kajo
  • ma telo Kajo

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