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As the visiting Queen stepped ashore at the Tongan capital of Nukualofa, it began to rain once more.
From Time Magazine Archive
I was stationed near the Tongan capital, Nukualofa, during the war.
From Time Magazine Archive
There is a training institution at Nukualofa, for missionaries, and for masters and mistresses of schools.
From Captain Cook His Life, Voyages, and Discoveries by Kingston, William Henry Giles
Nathaniel Turner and William Cross took up their residence at Nukualofa.
From Captain Cook His Life, Voyages, and Discoveries by Kingston, William Henry Giles
After a prosperous voyage the Portland arrived at what is now known as Nukualofa Harbour, on the Island of Tongatabu.
From The Adventure Of Elizabeth Morey, of New York 1901 by Becke, Louis
Nuku’alofa has almost buckled under the pressure of all this interest.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2024
The next day, they were all transported to the nearby island of Nomuka and then a few days later to Nuku’alofa, the capital, where they have been living since.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 23, 2022
Members of Tonga's Red Cross society set up a temporary tent in Nuku’alofa, Tonga, January 23, 2022.
From Reuters ● Feb. 22, 2022
Two people who contracted it worked at a port in the capital, Nuku’alofa.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 2, 2022
Cases were found in the capital city Nuku'alofa - two fresh ones were at the port where aid has been arriving, following the recent volcanic eruption and tsunami; three others were in one family.
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2022
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