The islands within the sound also form part of the parish.
The 'island' of land thus formed had a black circle marked on it.
The cape and island form a beach to the north which is subject to heavy surf.
Before 1999, Articles 2 and 3 made the claim that the whole island formed one "national territory".
Its more than 1,400 islands, although scattered, form a series of groups, each with its own particular character.
The island forms one of the five postage regions in the Kingdom.
The three islands together form a triangle, and are distant from each other about ten miles, there being fine open passages between.
The first islands formed here at least 8 million and possibly up to 90 million years ago.
When the volcano erupted in 2003, a 15-meter-high island formed above the surface, but it disappeared soon after.
The three islands together form the administrative division of the Niuas.
