Lakeba
| Lakeba | ||
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| Waters | Koro lake | |
| Archipelago | Lau Islands | |
| Geographical location | 18 ° 12 ′ S , 178 ° 48 ′ W | |
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| length | 10.8 km | |
| width | 7.5 km | |
| surface | 58.9 km² | |
| Highest elevation | 219 m | |
| Residents | approx. 2100 36 inhabitants / km² |
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| main place | Tubou | |
Lakeba [ laˈkemba ], also Lakemba , is the second largest and most populous island of the Lau Archipelago in the Pacific Ocean, part of the island state of Fiji .
geography
Lakeba is located in the Koro Sea in the center of the Lau Archipelago. Neighboring islands are Aiwa , 12 km southeast, and Nayau , around 30 km north. The oval island is almost 11 km long in an east-west direction, up to 7.5 km wide and has an area of almost 59 km², which makes it the tenth largest island in Fiji. Except for two passages in the south and in the east ( steamer passage ), it is completely surrounded by a coral reef , which is up to 10 km away from the island in the east and enables a correspondingly wide lagoon . Lakeba is of volcanic origin, hilly and reaches heights of 210 and 219 m above sea level in a double peak.
The main town Tubou is on the southwest coast. The historical capital was Nasaqalau in the north.
administration
The island is the administrative center of the Lau Province in the Eastern Division of Fiji and has around 2100 inhabitants. It forms one of the 13 traditional districts ( tikina ) of this province and is divided into the eight villages ( koro , listed from northwest to south clockwise) Nasaqalau, Vakano, Yadrana, Nukunuku, Waitabu, Waciwaci (Wathiwathi), Levuka and Tubou, the main town the island as well as the province. All places on the island are connected by a ring road ; the only port is Tubou, which can be reached via the southern passage in the fringing reef. In the west of the island there is an airfield ( IATA code: LKB, ICAO code: NFNK) with a non-asphalt runway.
Web links
- Lakeba in the Encyclopædia Britannica (English)
- A satellite image of Lakeba
Remarks
- ↑ In Fiji the "b" is pronounced as "mb", so that this spelling can often be found on maps and in literature
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b UNEP Islands Directory (English)
- ↑ Sailing Directions (enroute), Pub. 126, Pacific Ocean (PDF; English; 5.1 MB)
- ^ David Stanley: Fiji (Moon Handbooks), 2001 , p. 315
- ↑ Entry at geonames.org (English)