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    Kadavu Group

    Part of Fiji

    The Kadavu Group is an archipelago south of Viti Levu, one of Fiji's two main islands. Dominated by Kadavu Island, the fourth largest island in Fiji, the group also includes Ono, Dravuni, Galoa and a number of islets in the Great Astrolabe Reef. The population as of the 2017 census was 10,869.

    Kadavu and the Great Astrolabe Reef from Matava on the south of the Island
    Kadavu and the Great Astrolabe Reef from Matava on the south of the Island

    Taken by Duncan Wright / CC BY-SA 3.0

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    46 landforms

    Overview

    The Kadavu Group is an archipelago south of Viti Levu, one of Fiji's two main islands. Dominated by Kadavu Island, the fourth largest island in Fiji, the group also includes Ono, Dravuni, Galoa and a number of islets in the Great Astrolabe Reef. The population as of the 2017 census was 10,869.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands1
    • Minor islands17
    • Islets22
    • Rocks & skerries6

    Major islands

    1
    • Kadavu Island

      Kadavu Island

      Area
      442 km²
      High point
      838 m

      Kadavu, with an area of 411 square kilometres (159 sq mi), is the fourth largest island in Fiji, and the largest island in the Kadavu Group, a volcanic archipelago consisting of Kadavu, Ono, Galoa and a number of smaller islands in the Great Astrolabe Reef.

    Minor islands

    17

    Islets

    22
    • Unnamed island51 m · 0.08 km²
    • Yambu Island40 m · 0.07 km²
    • Unnamed island59 m · 0.05 km²
    • Unnamed island40 m · 0.03 km²
    • Yandatavaya Island0.03 km²
    • Unnamed island27 m · 0.03 km²
    • Unnamed island23 m · 0.02 km²
    • Qasibale15 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island9 m · 0.9 ha
    • Unnamed island16 m · 0.7 ha
    • Unnamed island13 m · 0.7 ha
    • Unnamed island9 m · 0.7 ha

    Rocks & skerries

    6
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level500 m1,000 m838 mKadavu340 mOno174 mMatanuku135 mBuliya121 mGaloa112 mYaukuvelevu101 mDravuni75 mVurolevo74 mVanuakula68 mYaukuvelailai67 mNdelainamara40 mYambu16 mNagigia15 mQasibale
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.000010.00010.0010.010.11101001,000Kadavu: 442 km²KadavuOno: 30.4 km²OnoGaloa: 3.4 km²GaloaMatanuku: 2.7 km²MatanukuBuliya: 1.7 km²BuliyaDravuni: 0.78 km²DravuniYaukuvelevu: 0.59 km²YaukuvelevuUnnamed island: 0.22 km²Unnamed islandVurolevo: 0.22 km²VurolevoVanuakula: 0.19 km²VanuakulaNdelainamara: 0.19 km²NdelainamaraYaukuvelailai: 0.18 km²YaukuvelailaiNagigia: 0.14 km²NagigiaUnnamed island: 0.14 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.08 km²Unnamed islandYambu: 0.07 km²YambuUnnamed island: 0.05 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.03 km²Unnamed islandYandatavaya: 0.03 km²YandatavayaUnnamed island: 0.03 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandQasibale: 0.02 km²QasibaleUnnamed island: 0.9 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.7 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.7 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.7 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.5 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale. 4 without a known area.
    Kadavu Island442 km²
    Ono Island30.4 km²
    Galoa Island3.4 km²
    Matanuku Island2.7 km²
    Buliya Island1.7 km²
    Dravuni0.78 km²
    Yaukuvelevu Island0.59 km²
    Unnamed island0.22 km²
    Vurolevo0.22 km²
    Vanuakula Island0.19 km²
    Ndelainamara0.19 km²
    Yaukuvelailai Island0.18 km²
    Nagigia Island0.14 km²
    Unnamed island0.14 km²
    Unnamed island0.08 km²
    Yambu Island0.07 km²
    Unnamed island0.05 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Yandatavaya Island0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Qasibale0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.9 ha
    Unnamed island0.7 ha
    Unnamed island0.7 ha
    Unnamed island0.7 ha
    Unnamed island0.5 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia

    Photographs