'Eua National Park

ʻEua National Park
ʻEua National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
	ʻEua National Park
Location	ʻEua Island, Tonga
Coordinates	21°24′06″S 174°54′27″W / 21.40167°S 174.90750°W
Area	4.51 km2 (2 sq mi)
Established	1992
Governing body	Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (Forestry Division)

ʻEua National Park is a national park on the island of ʻEua in Tonga. It is the country's only national forest park and covers an area of 4.51 km² (2 sq mi).^[1]^[2] The park is located on the east coast of the island and covers an 800 metres (2,625 ft) band of tropical rainforest and is bordered on the west by sheer cliffs to the ocean, which have numerous caves and chasms.^[3] It received national park status in 1992.^[1] The area is protected by IUCN.^[4]

Biodiversity

Endemic flora

Aglaia heterotricha
Arytera bifoliata
Discocalyx listeri
Dysoxylum tongense
Guioa lentiscifolia
Phyllanthus amicorum
Pittosporum yunckeri
Podocarpus pallidus, a rare and endangered conifer (approximately 1,000 trees) found in this location.
Polyalthia amicorum
Robiquetia tongensis
Syzygium crosbyi
Xylosma smithiana

Endemic fauna

Lepidodactylus euaensis (Eua forest gecko), a rare and endangered gecko.
Prosopeia tabuensis (red shining-parrot or red-breasted Koki), a species of parrot.
Aerodrarnus spodiopygius (white rumped swiftlet)
Phaethon lepturus (white-tailed tropicbird)

Attractions

Lokupo observation deck, located above a cliff and provides a view of the Lokupo Beach.
Big Ovava Tree (minimum of 800 years old)
Hafu pool
ʻAna ʻAhu (Smoking Cave), a 70 metres (230 ft) vertical sinkhole with a waterfall cascading into it – the mist rising up from the sinkhole gives it its name.
ʻAna Kuma (Rats Cave [ru]), a 10 metres (33 ft) deep cave
Funga Teʻemoa – the island's highest peak at 312 metres (1,024 ft)

References

^ ^a ^b "'Eua National Park in Tonga". protectedplanet.net. Archived from the original on 14 September 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
^ "'Eua National Park Reserve". The Queen's Commonwealth Canopy. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
^ "Tonga Parks & Marine Reserves". Jasons.com. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
^ Paine, James R., ed. (1991). IUCN Directory of Protected Areas in Oceania. International Union for Conservation of Nature. pp. 260–261. ISBN 9782831700694.

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[PP-1] "'Eua National Park in Tonga". protectedplanet.net. Archived from the original on 14 September 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.

[2] "'Eua National Park Reserve". The Queen's Commonwealth Canopy. Retrieved 6 May 2020.

[3] "Tonga Parks & Marine Reserves". Jasons.com. Retrieved 6 May 2020.

[4] Paine, James R., ed. (1991). IUCN Directory of Protected Areas in Oceania. International Union for Conservation of Nature. pp. 260–261. ISBN 9782831700694.

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