Tags: Volcano.
Fonualei is a volcanic island close to Vavaʻu in the kingdom of Tonga.It was seen by Don Francisco Mourelle de la Rua on the La Princesa on 26 February 1781. He reported the island to be barren from eruptions and called it for that reason Amargura (Bitterness in Spanish).A major eruption in 1846 starting 11 June destroyed much of the vegetation of Vavaʻu and spread ash around for at least a year.