Vuaqava
| Vuaqava | ||
|---|---|---|
| Waters | Koro lake | |
| Archipelago | Lau Islands | |
| Geographical location | 18 ° 51 ′ 57 ″ S , 178 ° 54 ′ 15 ″ W | |
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| length | 4.9 km | |
| width | 2 km | |
| surface | 7.7 km² | |
| Highest elevation | 107 m | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
Vuaqava [ βuaŋˈɡaβa ], also Vuanggava , is an island of coralline origin in the Lau Archipelago in the Pacific Ocean . Politically, it belongs to the Eastern Division of the island state of Fiji .
geography
Vuaqava is located in the Koro Sea in the southern part of the Lau Archipelago, around 5 km northwest of Kabara . The oval island is almost 5 km long, up to 2 km wide and has an area of 7.7 km². Vuaqava is a typical upscale atoll , with a steep coast, the former fringing reef of the atoll , and a deeper inland lake, the rest of the former lagoon . This lake has an area of about 1 km² and, as it is connected underground with the sea, has a high salinity . Vuaqava reaches a height of 107 m above sea level and is completely surrounded by a coral reef . The island is uninhabited, but is occasionally visited by fishermen from the neighboring island of Kabara.
Web links
- A photo by Vuaqava
- Satellite image on oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov ( Landsat )
Remarks
- ↑ In Fiji the “q” is pronounced as “ngg”, 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)