ʻAta

Also known as 'Ata, ‘Ata

Ata is a depopulated island in the far southern end of the Tonga archipelago, situated approximately south-southwest of Tongatapu.

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Wikidata facts

Population: 0
Area: 2.3
Image: 'Ata 150211247 3204891b17 o.jpg
Width: 1.6
Length: 1.7

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Geography
Myths
History
Slavers and evacuation
Tongan castaways {{anchor|Tongan_castaways_anchor}}
Possible resettlement
Ecology
Fauna
Flora
References
Further reading
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Ata is a depopulated island in the far southern end of the Tonga archipelago, situated approximately south-southwest of Tongatapu.

It is distinct from Atā, an uninhabited, low coral island in the string of small atolls along the Piha passage along the north side of Tongatapu. An unrelated traditional chiefly title from Kolovai is "Ata". Although superficially spelled in similar ways, Ata means reflection in Tongan; Ata means dawn and is the title of a chief; and Atā means more room or expanding.