Port of Refuge

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Port of Refuge is the main natural harbor and anchorage of the Vavaʻu island group in Tonga, known for its sheltered waters and popularity with yachts and cruising sailors.

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Label Occurrences
Port of Refuge canonical 1

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Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf anchorage ⓘ
natural harbor ⓘ
access sea access only ⓘ
adjacentTo town of Neiafu ⓘ
climate tropical ⓘ
country Tonga ⓘ
economicImportance supports fishing industry ⓘ
supports inter-island transport ⓘ
supports local tourism economy ⓘ
hasFeature all-weather shelter ⓘ
deep-water harbor ⓘ
good holding ground ⓘ
surrounding high islands ⓘ
hasInfrastructure customs and immigration clearance facilities ⓘ
dinghy docks ⓘ
fuel dock ⓘ
moorings ⓘ
wharves ⓘ
hasWaterBody Pacific Ocean ⓘ
knownFor cruising sailors ⓘ
safe hurricane-season refuge ⓘ
sheltered waters ⓘ
yacht anchorage ⓘ
locatedIn Neiafu ⓘ
South Pacific Ocean ⓘ
Vavaʻu island group ⓘ
linked to: Vavaʻu
navigationType well-charted harbor ⓘ
near Vavaʻu island group anchorages ⓘ
partOf Vavaʻu archipelago ⓘ
linked to: Vavaʻu
role main port for Neiafu ⓘ
primary harbor of Vavaʻu ⓘ
safetyCharacteristic good cyclone shelter compared to open anchorages ⓘ
protected from ocean swell ⓘ
serves Neiafu ⓘ
Vavaʻu island group ⓘ
linked to: Vavaʻu
tourismType sailing tourism ⓘ
yacht tourism ⓘ
usedFor commercial shipping ⓘ
fishing vessels ⓘ
recreational boating ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Vavaʻu → hasPort → Port of Refuge ⓘ