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Northern Lau Islands
Cicia
Kaibu
Kanacea
Mago
Malima
Munia Island
Naitaba
Nayau
Tuvuca
Vanua Balavu
Vatu Vara
Wailagi Lala
Yacata

Southern Lau Islands
(Yagasa Cluster)
Fulaga
Kabara
Komo
Lakeba
Moce
Moka
Namuka-i-Lau
Ogea Driki
Ogea Levu
Oneata
Vanua Vatu
Vuaqava
Yagasa Levu

Moala Islands
Matuku
Moala
Totoya

Outliers
Bacon Island
Cakau Lasemarawa
Doi
Late-i-Toga
Late-i-Viti
Ono-i-Lau
Tuvana-i-Colo
Tuvana-i-Ra
Vatoa
Yanuca
The Lau Islands (also called the Lau Group, the Eastern Group, the Eastern Archipelago) of Fiji are situated in the southern Pacific Ocean, just east of the Koro Sea. ... Cicia is a Fijian island of the Lau Group. ... Kaibu (IPA:) is an island in Fijis Lau archipelago. ... Kanacea (IPA: []) is a volcanic island with seven peaks in Fijis Lau archipelago. ... Mago Island (pronounced Mungo) (S17 degrees, 26 minutes latitude W179 degrees, 9 minutes longitude) lies in the northwest sector of Fijis northern Lau Group of islands. ... Vanua Balavu (IPA: []) is the second largest island in Fijis Lau archipelago (not counting the islands of the Moala Group), and the main island of the Northern Lau Group. ... Fulaga (IPA: []) is a crescent-shaped coral island in Fijis Southern Lau Group. ... Kabara (IPA: ) is an island of Fiji, a member of the Lau archipelago. ... Lakeba (IPA: []) is an island in Fijis Southern Lau archipelago. ... Ogea Driki (IPA: []) is a coral atoll (covering 91 square meters) in Fijis Southern Lau Group. ... Ogea Levu (IPA: []) is a coral island on a barrier reef in Fijis Southern Lau archipelago. ... Vuaqava (IPA: []) is an outlier to Kabara, 5 kilometers to the south, in Fijis Southern Lau Group. ... The Moala Islands are a subgroup of Fijis Lau archipelago. ... Matuku is a volcanic island in the Moala subgroup of the Lau archipelago. ... Moala is a volcanic island in the Moala subgroup of Fijis Lau archipelago. ... Totoya is a volcanic island in the Moala subgroup of Fijis Lau archipelago. ... Ono-i-Lau is a volcanic and coral island in Fijis Lau archipelago. ... Vatoa (formerly Turtle Island) is an outlier of Fijis Lau Group. ...

Islands of Fiji

Principal islands
Viti Levu
Vanua Levu

Significant outliers
Conway Reef
Kadavu
Taveuni
Rotuma

Archipelagos
Kadavu Group
Lau Islands
Lomaiviti Islands
Mamanuca Islands
Moala Islands
Ringgold Isles
Rotuma Group
Vanua Levu Group
Viti Levu Group
Yasawa Islands
Motto: Rerevaka na Kalou ka Doka na Tui (English: Fear God and honour the Queen) Anthem: God Bless Fiji Capital Suva Largest city Suva Official language(s) English, Bau Fijian, and Hindustani (Hindi/Urdu) Government Republic - President Ratu Josefa Iloilo - Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase - GCC Chairman Ratu Ovini Bokini - Great... Viti Levu is the largest island in the Republic of Fiji. ... Vanua Levu is the second largest island of Fiji, and was formerly known as Sandalwood Island. ... Conway Reef, known in Fijian as Ceva-I-Ra (IPA:), is a three-kilometer long coral reef situated at 21. ... Map of Fiji, showing Kadavu to the South of Viti Levu Kadavu is the fourth largest island in the Republic of Fiji, and the largest island in the Kadavu Group, which are comprised of Kadavu, Ono, Galoa and a number of smaller islands. ... Taveuni is the third-largest island in Fiji, after Vanua Levu and Viti Levu, and has a population of around 12,000. ... Rotuma is a Fijian Dependency, consisting of the island of Rotuma and the nearby islets of Hatana, Hofliua, Solkope, Solnohu and Uea. ... The Kadavu Group is an archipelago south of Viti Levu, one of Fijis two main islands. ... The Lau Islands (also called the Lau Group, the Eastern Group, the Eastern Archipelago) of Fiji are situated in the southern Pacific Ocean, just east of the Koro Sea. ... The Lomaiviti archipelago of Fiji consists of seven main islands and a number of smaller ones. ... Mamanuca Islands, Fiji The Mamanuca Islands of Fiji are a volcanic archipelago lying to the west of Nadi and to the south of the Yasawa Islands. ... The Moala Islands are a subgroup of Fijis Lau archipelago. ... The Ringgold Isles are an archipelago in Fiji, forming an outlier group to Vanua Levu. ... The Rotuma Group is a group of islands dominated by Rotuma Island, and including the nearby islets of Hatana, Hofliua, Solkope, Solnohu and Uea. ... The Vanua Levu Group is an archipelago in northern Fiji. ... The Viti Levu Group in Fiji consists of the island of Viti Levu and its outliers, including Bau, Beqa, and Nukulau. ... The Yasawa Group is a group of about 20 volcanic islands in the Western Division of Fiji, with an approximate total area of 135km2. ...

Wailagi Lala (IPA: [wai la ŋi la la]) is the northernmost outpost of Fiji's Lau Islands. This tiny atoll with an area of just 3 square kilometres is situated at 16.75° South and 179.18° East. The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is a system of phonetic notation devised by linguists to accurately and uniquely represent each of the wide variety of sounds (phones or phonemes) used in spoken human language. ... The Lau Islands (also called the Lau Group, the Eastern Group, the Eastern Archipelago) of Fiji are situated in the southern Pacific Ocean, just east of the Koro Sea. ... An atoll is a type of low, coral island found in tropical oceans and consisting of a coral-algal reef surrounding a central depression. ...

Literally translated as "no water or rain", Wailagilala Island lies to the eastern sea border of the Fiji archipelago in the South Pacific, and is the gateway to Fiji for ships coming or going to Samoa through the Nanuku Passage. Its crystal-clear waters are attributed to its remote location and lack of terrestial water run-off.

The island has an abandoned cast iron lighthouse, 95 feet long, built about 1909. It is believed to have been prefabricated in England and shipped in sections to the South Pacific. Cast iron usually refers to grey cast iron, but can mean any of a group of iron-based alloys containing more than 2% carbon (alloys with less carbon are carbon steel by definition). ... The Peggys Point lighthouse in Nova Scotia, Canada An aid for navigation and pilotage at sea, a lighthouse is a tower building or framework sending out light from a system of lamps and lenses or, in older times, from a fire. ... 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English Government Constitutional monarchy - Queen Queen Elizabeth II - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification - by Athelstan AD927 Area - Total 130,395 kmÂ² (1st in UK) 50,346 sq mi - Water (%) Population...

Dominated by its lighthouse, the sand island is surrounded by spectacular lagoon and coral reefs. The reef protecting the island has a deep, wide, fairly well marked pass that appears to have been blasted through it, allowing easy passage into the lagoon and the sandy anchorage just off the island. Some of the biodiversity of a coral reef. ...

The island is one of the only three true coral atolls in Fiji, the others being Navutu in the Lau Group and Qelelevu, east of the main island of Vanua Levu. Vanua Levu is the second largest island of Fiji, and was formerly known as Sandalwood Island. ...

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