Tin Can Island

Niuafo'ou, Niuas · Tonga

Tin Can Island, Tonga
Photo: International Space Station crew, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
May to October
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A remote volcanic island in Tonga's far north named for a former practice of sealing mail in tins for swimmers to collect. Its central crater holds a large freshwater lake.

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