Gau (island)
| gau | ||
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 (in the middle, with Nairai on the right) |
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| Waters | Pacific Ocean | |
| Archipelago | Lomaiviti , Fiji Islands | |
| Geographical location | 18 ° 4 ′ S , 179 ° 19 ′ E | |
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| length | 24 km | |
| width | 14 km | |
| surface | 136.1 km² | |
| Highest elevation | Koroninokonoko 738 m |
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| Residents | 8000 59 inhabitants / km² |
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| main place | Sawaieke | |
Gau [ ˈŋau ] is an island that belongs to the Lomaiviti province of the island state of Fiji in the Pacific . The island has an area of 136.1 km² and a coastline of 66 km in length. It is the fifth largest island in Fiji. The highest point of Gau is 738 m above sea level . The island is connected to Nausori Airport on Viti Levu by an airline .
administration
The island forms one of the five traditional districts ( Tikina Cokavata ) of the Lomaiviti province and is further divided into three sub- districts ( Tikina Vou ), which have a total of 16 villages ( Koro ):
- Navukailagi Tikina (in the northeast, with three villages: Navukailagi, Vione, Qarani)
- Vanuaso Tikina (in the east, smallest district with five villages: Vanuaso, Lekanai, Nacavanadi, Malawai, Lamiti)
- Sawaikee Tikina (south and west, largest district with eight villages: Sawaieke, Somosomo, Nawaikama, Nukuloa, Levukaigau, Lovu, Vadravadra, Yadua)
Gau has a population of around 8,000.
fauna
The endemic Macgillivray petrel ( Fiji : Kacau ni Gau ), which is endangered in its population, occurs on Gau . The island is also home to some terrestrial bird species, such as the Fijian yellow downy pigeon ( Ptilinopus luteovirens ) and the Fijian goshawk ( Accipiter rufitorques ).
Web links
- Gau Island in the National Trust of Fiji Islands (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ UNEP Islands Directory (English)
- ↑ PDF at www.frontier-publications.co.uk ( Memento of the original from 23 August 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ PDF at www.frontier-publications.co.uk ( Memento of the original from February 15, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ BirdLife International (2011) Species factsheet: Pseudobulweria macgillivrayi (English; accessed on February 17, 2011)
