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The deserted island deep in the Pacific where six teenagers were stranded for 15 months - MSN
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 ...
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How abandoned paradise island became setting for real-life Lord Of The Flies after shipwreck left six teen boys stranded | The Sun
Once a thriving community, the island of ‘Ata lies about 100 miles south of the main islands of Tonga.. In 1863, the island was tragically abandoned after a devastating incident where the ...
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'We were all labourers to them': The wider impact of blackbirding across the Pacific - ABC Pacific - ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
More than 160 years ago, slave ships arrived at Tonga's 'Ata Island. Bishop Silouan Silala Vea's ancestors were invited aboard for a meal in a gesture the villagers thought was "great hospitality ...
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Tsunami warning lifted after 7.1 magnitude quake hits near Tonga - WMUR
A strong 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit near Tonga, a country in Polynesia made up of 171 islands with a population of a little more than 100,000 people.
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Tsunami warning lifted after 7.1 magnitude quake hits near Tonga - WCVB Channel 5
A strong 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit near Tonga, a country in Polynesia made up of 171 islands with a population of a little more than 100,000 people. Skip to content NOWCAST NewsCenter 5 at 11 ...