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Tonga's first national park, protecting an 800-metre-wide band of tropical rainforest along the east coast of 'Eua island, bordered by sheer limestone cliffs and home to the endemic koki (red shining-

'Eua

A large semi-enclosed tidal lagoon complex (Fanga'uta and Fanga Kakau) on Tongatapu, declared a government natural reserve in 1974, protecting seagrass beds, mangroves and an important nursery habitat

Fanga'uta Lagoon

A government-declared beach and reef reserve on the western tip of Tongatapu, protecting fringing coral reef and reef-fish populations; declared under the 1976 Parks and Reserves Act.

Ha'atafu Beach

An offshore reef reserve north of Tongatapu created to protect parrotfish and other reef species across its coral reef system; government-declared under the 1976 Parks and Reserves Act.

Hakaumama'o Reef

An uninhabited stratovolcano and the highest point in Tonga, protected as a national park for its undisturbed forest, seabird colonies and surrounding marine environment in the Ha'apai group.

An island park and reef reserve north of Tongatapu protecting a small coral island, surrounding reef and reef-fish species; government-declared under the 1976 Parks and Reserves Act.

Malinoa Island Park and Reef

A small island park and reef reserve in the lagoon north of Nuku'alofa, protecting coral reef and marine life; one of the five reserves declared in 1979 under the 1976 Parks and Reserves Act.

Monuafe Island Park and Reef

A small flat-topped volcanic plateau overlooking Neiafu harbour on Vava'u, protecting native tropical forest and habitat for the rare Lau banded iguana and several endemic bird species.

Mount Talau

A coastal reserve protecting a roughly 2 km stretch of beach and littoral vegetation on the extreme eastern end of Tongatapu; declared under the 1976 Parks and Reserves Act.

Muihopohoponga

A reef reserve around Pangaimotu island in the lagoon off Nuku'alofa, protecting coral reef and reef fish; one of five marine reserves declared in 1979 under the 1976 Parks and Reserves Act.

Pangaimotu Reef

An active volcanic island in the Ha'apai group containing a large caldera with a freshwater crater lake, protected for its forest, wildlife and geological significance; famously where Captain Bligh wa

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