Southwest of Tongatapu, the main island of the Tongan archipelago, lies the depopulated island of 'Ata in the South Pacific Ocean ... bailing water from their disintegrating boat until they ...

Underwater volcanoes discovered in the South Pacific The post Underwater Volcanoes Discovered in the South Pacific appeared ...

gracing observers both on land and in the water with an unusually close-up look. “Niue is a really unique South Pacific island because there is no surrounding barrier reef and [it] is made up ...

You may have to trek a bit to reach the thousands of islands that comprise the South Pacific, but the journey is well worth the effort. In this vast area, you'll discover unspoiled beaches ...

One of the smallest economies in the South Pacific, Tokelau survives on subsistence agriculture, fishing, and finance from New Zealand, which counts the islands as one of its territories.

chairman of the Pacific Islands bloc, said that science supported Japan’s decision to pump treated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea, but that the region may not agree on the ...