Wailagilala Atoll (also known as Wailagilala Island and Wailagi Lala ) is an atoll north of Vanu Balavu about 41km, to its reef or 46km to the first island. It is the northernmost place in the Lau Group. Its area is 74 acres (30ha) and the highest height is only…
Tuvuca Island is an island about 36km south of Vanu Balavu and 17.5km southwest of Katafanga. Its length / width is 5.6 km by 3.6 km, height 240 m. Tuvuca has unused phosphate deposits. It has a protective coral reef that surrounds it, and creates bright blue water and bright…
Naitauba Island is about 28.5km northwest of Vanu Balavu. The island is volcanic with coral parts, and rises to 186m above sea level. Its length / width is 4.3km by 4km. The island has a protective reef that surrounds it, bright white beaches, bright blue water, coconut palms, a couple…
Katafanga Island is an island southeast about 30km from Vanu Balavu, 44 km east of Mago Island. Its area is 225 acres (91ha), length / width about 1.5km by 500m. It has a slight elevation of up to 45m. Katafanga Island is specific in that it lies on a 5,000-acre…
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…
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…
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…
Kanacea Island is 13.5km left of Vanu Balavu. It is an impressive volcanic island of an incredible 3085 acres (1248ha), round in shape, with a diagonal of 4.5 km. It has 7 hills, height 259m, several streams of drinking volcanic water, white sandy beaches, coral reefs that surround it, a…
Adavaci Island is also part of Vanu Balavu, and only a kilometer and something from the Bay of the Islands (actually it is always visible from the air when they paint the Bay of the Islands) so it is in a strategic position. Its area is 102 acres (41ha), length…
The Bay of Islands in Fiji is a bay of small islands of coral origin. It is located on Vanua Balava Island, in the northwest. These are islands that protrude from the water, and look like broken islands, similar to the famous islands in Palau that are under UNESCO, or…
