Mago Island

Mago Island is a volcanic island, owned by the famous actor Mel Gibson, and also one of the largest private islands in the South Pacific. Its area is an incredible 5436 acres (2200ha), length / width about 5.5km by 5.5km. There are three small islands in the southwest, one of…

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Vatuvara Island

Vatuvara Island or Vatu Vara Island is an island below Yacata and Kaibu (I wrote about them here https://tropicalislands.net/yacata-and-kaibu-islands/ ) about 16.5km. Its area is about 1000 acres (405ha), length / width about 2.2km by 2.3km. Its height is 305m, the highest in the Lau Group. Its top is flat…

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Coral and Giant Clam restoration (by Vatuvara Foundation)

Vatuvara Foundation (in center in Kaibu Island where their resort is https://tropicalislands.net/yacata-and-kaibu-islands/ ) started last year coral observation and restoration project in Yacata and Kaibu Islands. They are dedicated to ocean and environmental protection in their and surrounding islands.  This restoration project came from the urgent need as climate change…

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Yacata and Kaibu Islands

Yacata and Kaibu Islands. I put these two islands together because they are next to each other, surrounded by a common reef that protects them along with a few other smaller islands inside. They are located about 33km to the left of Kanacea Island https://tropicalislands.net/kanacea-island/ . Yacata island is about 4.3…

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Tropical Organization 2 ,,Tropical Islands” (REPRISE)

As we recently had ,,tropical organization" to celebrate this blog, http://Tropical Organization 1 ,,Tropical Islands”  and it was successful and famous, we did reprise. Two days ago,  we made another one party, in same manner as first, with few changes or additions. This time we watched ,,Kon-Tiki" movie from 2012.…

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