On which islands did the Malaspina Expedition stop?
Fiji
Hawaii
Tonga
Solomon Islands
Answer
Tonga,'the Friendly Islands', was one of the many stops during the 1791 Malaspina Expedition, a Spanish voyage of exploration led by Alejandro Malaspina. The expedition had scientific purposes and a mission to explore the coast of the Americas, Asia and Oceania, and to make astronomical observations.
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