Niuatoputapu

Niuatoputapu is located in the north of the Tonga island group, 300 kilometres (190 miles) away from Vavaʻu near the border with Samoa.

In late September or early October 1886 the French steamer Decres notified authorities in Fiji that it had witnessed a volcanic eruption on Niuatoputapu.

[2] Niuatoputapu consists primarily of three villages: Hihifo (meaning "west" in Tongan), Vaipoa, and Falehau.

It has most of the local governmental facilities, including the post office, telecommunications, police station, and a high school.

[3] Niuatoputapu was put on the European maps by Willem Schouten and Jacob Le Maire during their famous circumnavigation of the globe in their ship the Eendracht (Unity) in 1616.

After successful bartering with the inhabitants of Tafahi, but not finding a suitable anchorage there, they proceeded to its bigger southern neighbour.

[4]: 176–177  After that an uneasy truce existed, enabling the barter of more coconuts, ubes roots (probably ʻufi (yam)), hogs and water.

[4]: 177–178 The 2001 film The Other Side of Heaven depicts the LDS missionary efforts of John Groberg on Niuatoputapu.

NASA picture of Niuatoputapu , with smaller Tafahi to the north.
Located in Tongatupu to the very north of Tonga