ʻAta
ʻAta is a depopulated island in the far southern end of the Tonga archipelago, situated approximately 160 kilometres south-southwest of Tongatapu. It is distinct from ʻAtā, an uninhabited, low coral island in the string of small atolls along the Piha passage along the north side of Tongatapu.
Photo: NASA, Public domain.- Type: Island
- Description: island of Tonga
- Also known as: “‘Ata”, “`Ata”, “Kaafa”, “Pijlstaart”, “Pylstaart”, and “Pylstaert”
ʻAta
- Categories: volcanic island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Tongatapu, Tonga, Polynesia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-22.34067° or 22° 20′ 26″ south
Longitude
-176.20596° or 176° 12′ 22″ west
Open location code
5295MQ5V+PJ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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Satellite Map
Discover ʻAta from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Asturian to Ukrainian—“ʻAta” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “ʻAta”
- Belarusian: “Ата”
- Cebuano: “‘Ata”
- Chinese: “阿塔島”
- French: “ʻAta”
- Georgian: “ატა”
- German: “‘Ata”
- German: “ʻAta”
- Hebrew: “‘אטא”
- Hungarian: “’Ata”
- Irish: “ʻAta”
- Italian: “‘Ata”
- Italian: “’Ata”
- Japanese: “アタ島”
- Portuguese: “‘Ata (Tonga)”
- Portuguese: “‘Ata”
- Portuguese: “’Ata”
- Russian: “Ата”
- Spanish: “‘Ata”
- Spanish: “’Ata”
- Tonga (Tonga Islands): “ʻAta”
- Ukrainian: “Ата”
- “Pylstaart Island”
- “Pylstaert Island”
- “Pylstart Island”
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