Moce

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Moce
NASA astronaut picture of Moce, with Karoni (center) and the annular reef Na Potu (below)
NASA astronaut picture of Moce,
with Karoni (center) and the annular reef Na Potu (below)
Waters Koro lake
Archipelago Lau Islands
Geographical location 18 ° 39 ′ 0 ″  S , 178 ° 30 ′ 20 ″  W Coordinates: 18 ° 39 ′ 0 ″  S , 178 ° 30 ′ 20 ″  W
Moce (Fiji)
Moce
length 4.5 km
width 3.7 km
surface 11 km²
Highest elevation 180  m
Residents about 600
55 inhabitants / km²
main place Nasau

Moce even Mothe , is an island of volcanic origin in the island state of Fiji belonging Lau archipelago .

geography

Moce is in the Southern Group of the Lau Islands; Neighboring inhabited islands are Komo , 12 km to the west, Oneata , 19 km to the north, and Namuka-i-Lau, 22 km to the south-west . The approximately round island is 4.5 km long and up to 3.7 km wide. Its area can be estimated at around 11 km² and it reaches a height of 180 m above sea level. Moce is almost completely surrounded by a fringing reef that extends far to the south and also borders the small, uninhabited island of Karoni and continues in the extreme southeast in the ring-shaped coral reef Na Potu , on which, however, there are no islands.

administration

The island belongs administratively to the Eastern Division of Fiji and forms one of the 13 traditional districts ( tikina ) of this province. There are two villages ( koro ) on the island with a total of around 600 inhabitants, Korotolu and Nasau , both on the south coast.

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Remarks

  1. ↑ In Fiji , the "c" is pronounced as "th" (as in English "this" ).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Sailing Directions (enroute), Pub. 126, Pacific Ocean (PDF; English; 5.1 MB).
  2. ↑ Entry at geonames.org (English).