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    Pacific OceanFiji

    16°55′S 177°20′E

    Yasawa Islands

    Part of Fiji

    The Yasawa Group is an archipelago of about 20 volcanic islands in the Western Division of Fiji, with an approximate total area of 135 square kilometres (52 sq mi).

    Bay of Yalobi, Waya Island, Yasawa Group, Fiji.
    Bay of Yalobi, Waya Island, Yasawa Group, Fiji.

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    99 landforms

    Overview

    The Yasawa Group is an archipelago of about 20 volcanic islands in the Western Division of Fiji, with an approximate total area of 135 square kilometres (52 sq mi).

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands6
    • Minor islands20
    • Islets54
    • Rocks & skerries19

    Major islands

    6
    • Naviti

      Naviti

      Area
      34.8 km²
      High point
      220 m

      Naviti is a volcanic island and tikina in the Yasawa Group, in the Western Division of Fiji. Located at 17.13° South and 177.25° East, Naviti covers an area of 33 square kilometres (13 sq mi), with a maximum elevation of 388 metres (1,273 ft). It is the largest of the Yasawa Islands.

    • Waya Island

      Waya Island

      Area
      22.1 km²
      High point
      535 m

      Waya is an island in the southern part of the Yasawa Islands of Fiji. The island is part of Ba Province in the country's Western Division. Waya lies about 40 kilometres (25 mi) from Lautoka.

    • Nacula

      Nacula

      Area
      21.9 km²
      High point
      258 m

      Nacula is a hilly and volcanic island of the Yasawa Group in Fiji's Ba Province. It is the third-largest and is the second-farthest north in the group of islands.

    • Yasawa

      Area
      31.4 km²
      High point
      235 m

      Yasawa, also called Assawa and Ysava, is the northernmost large island of the Yasawa Group, an archipelago in Fiji's Western Division. 23° East, it covers an area of 32 square kilometres (12 square miles). It has a maximum altitude of 244 metres (801 feet) above sea level. The population was 1,120 in 1983.

    • Matacawa Levu Island

      Area
      9.6 km²
      High point
      300 m

    • Yaqeta

      Area
      7.3 km²
      High point
      216 m

    Minor islands

    20

    Islets

    54
    • Unnamed island19 m · 0.06 km²
    • Unnamed island22 m · 0.05 km²
    • Nanuya-i-Ra Island38 m · 0.05 km²
    • Unnamed island23 m · 0.04 km²
    • Unnamed island28 m · 0.04 km²
    • Unnamed island21 m · 0.03 km²
    • Unnamed island36 m · 0.03 km²
    • Unnamed island21 m · 0.03 km²
    • Unnamed island17 m · 0.03 km²
    • Unnamed island30 m · 0.03 km²
    • Unnamed island10 m · 0.03 km²
    • Unnamed island27 m · 0.03 km²

    Rocks & skerries

    19
    • White Rock8 m · 0.5 ha
    • Kuata Island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
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    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level200 m400 m600 m535 mWaya345 mWayasewa300 mMatacawa Levu258 mNacula235 mYasawa220 mNaviti216 mYaqeta201 mSawa-i-Lau175 mKuata141 mTavewa125 mNarara119 mNanuya Balavu99 mVawa92 mNdrawangga
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.000010.00010.0010.010.1110100Naviti: 34.8 km²NavitiYasawa: 31.4 km²YasawaWaya: 22.1 km²WayaNacula: 21.9 km²NaculaMatacawa Levu: 9.6 km²Matacawa LevuYaqeta: 7.3 km²YaqetaWayasewa: 6.4 km²WayasewaViwa: 4.6 km²ViwaNanuya Levu: 2.9 km²Nanuya LevuTavewa: 1.6 km²TavewaKuata: 1.5 km²KuataSawa-i-Lau: 0.91 km²Sawa-i-LauNanuya Balavu: 0.89 km²Nanuya BalavuNdrawangga: 0.71 km²NdrawanggaNaukacuvu: 0.54 km²NaukacuvuNarara: 0.52 km²NararaYawini: 0.35 km²YawiniVawa: 0.33 km²VawaUnnamed island: 0.3 km²Unnamed islandJiliva: 0.29 km²JilivaUnnamed island: 0.22 km²Unnamed islandKubulau: 0.11 km²KubulauUnnamed island: 0.06 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.05 km²Unnamed islandNanuya-i-Ra: 0.05 km²Nanuya-i-RaUnnamed island: 0.04 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.04 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.03 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.03 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.03 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.03 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.03 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.03 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.03 km²Unnamed islandNanuya-i-Yata: 0.02 km²Nanuya-i-YataUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed island
    km², log scale. 4 without a known area.
    Naviti34.8 km²
    Yasawa31.4 km²
    Waya Island22.1 km²
    Nacula21.9 km²
    Matacawa Levu Island9.6 km²
    Yaqeta7.3 km²
    Wayasewa Island6.4 km²
    Viwa Island4.6 km²
    Nanuya Levu2.9 km²
    Tavewa1.6 km²
    Kuata1.5 km²
    Sawa-i-Lau Island0.91 km²
    Nanuya Balavu Island0.89 km²
    Ndrawangga Island0.71 km²
    Naukacuvu Island0.54 km²
    Narara Island0.52 km²
    Yawini Island0.35 km²
    Vawa Island0.33 km²
    Unnamed island0.3 km²
    Jiliva0.29 km²
    Unnamed island0.22 km²
    Kubulau Island0.11 km²
    Unnamed island0.06 km²
    Unnamed island0.05 km²
    Nanuya-i-Ra Island0.05 km²
    Unnamed island0.04 km²
    Unnamed island0.04 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Nanuya-i-Yata Island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island1 ha
    Unnamed island1 ha
    Unnamed island0.9 ha
    Unnamed island0.8 ha
    Unnamed island0.8 ha
    Unnamed island0.8 ha
    Unnamed island0.7 ha
    Unnamed island0.6 ha
    Unnamed island0.6 ha
    Unnamed island0.6 ha
    White Rock0.5 ha
    Unnamed island0.5 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Kuata 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
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
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    Sources

    Facts

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

    Photographs