Ovalau
17°41′S 178°47′E
Ovalau is the sixth largest island in Fiji. It is located in Lomaiviti Archipelago. 8° East, (60 km north east from the national capital Suva and 20 km off the east coast of Viti Levu), the island is about 13 kilometers long and 10 kilometers wide.

Terrain
17°41′S 178°47′E
Overview
Ovalau is the sixth largest island in Fiji. It is located in Lomaiviti Archipelago. Situated at 17.70° South and 178.8° East, (60 km north east from the national capital Suva and 20 km off the east coast of Viti Levu), the island is about 13 kilometers long and 10 kilometers wide. It covers a total area of 106.4 square kilometers and has a population of around 8,900 according to the census of 2017. Levuka, Fiji's former capital, is the largest place on the island, and is the only urban area in Lomaiviti. Ovalau is characterized by its rugged topography, with little flat land apart from the Lovoni Valley in the centre of the island. The island is an eroded volcanic crater with a narrow belt of flat to undulating country between the encircling lagoon and the steep crater sides. The highest peaks are Nadelaiovalau, with an elevation of 625 meters, in the east, and Tomuna, 526 meters, in the south. Moturiki is just off the southwest coast of Ovalau. To the north-west is Naigani, and to the east is Wakaya.
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Nearest islands
- Yanuca Lailai8.0 km
- Yanuca Levu9.3 km
- Moturiki11 km
- Thangalai Island13 km
- Wakaya Island23 km
- Makogai32 km
Also in Ovalau group
Moturiki
14.7 km²▲ 131 m
Minor islands
Yanuca Levu
1.4 km²▲ 95 m
Minor islands
Yanuca Lailai
0.53 km²▲ 64 m
Minor islands
Thangalai Island
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Minor islands
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Major islands
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24.6 km²▲ 352 m
Major islands
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14.7 km²▲ 131 m
Major islands

Wakaya Island
9 km²▲ 190 m
Major islands

Makogai
8.5 km²▲ 266 m
Major islands
Batiki
12 km²
Minor islands
Batiki
9.7 km²▲ 180 m
Minor islands
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Major islands

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Minor islands

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Minor islands

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Minor islands
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Photographs

View of south side of the Fijian island of Ovalau




Pirogue des naturels de l'île Obalahou. Atlas pittoresque, planche 96

La reine de Pao; naturels de Lebouka. Atlas pittoresque, planche 87

Showing a group of Fijians in western dress on the shoreline of the Island of Ovalau, Fiji, with a long wooden building in the background.
!['Ovolu [Ovolau], Feejee Islands, Octr 11th 1849' [Fiji].](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Edward_Gennys_Fanshawe%2C_Ovolu_%28Ovolau%29%2C_Feejee_Islands%2C_Octr_11th_1849_%28Fiji%29.jpg/500px-Edward_Gennys_Fanshawe%2C_Ovolu_%28Ovolau%29%2C_Feejee_Islands%2C_Octr_11th_1849_%28Fiji%29.jpg)
'Ovolu [Ovolau], Feejee Islands, Octr 11th 1849' [Fiji].
Admiral Edward Gennys Fanshawe (27 November 1814 – 21 October 1906). / Public domain

Group portrait of native mountaineers holding stone hammers, photographed in front of a native hut at Ovalau.
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Photographs
- Ovalau. Anton Leddin / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Fiji Islands. Toko Tokou village near Levuka, Mission Station, 1903, PH-NEG-2573 001. Henry Winkelmann / Public domain
- Fiji Islands. Toko Tokou village, Near Levuka. 1903., PH-NEG-2572 001. Henry Winkelmann / Public domain
- 160712-M-NV775-175 (27792841633). U.S. Department of Defense Current Photos Lance Cpl. Jesus McCloud/III Marine Expeditionary Force / / Public domain
- Atlas pittoresque pl 096. Louis Le Breton / Public domain
- Ovalau banner Hills and ocean. Merbabu / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Atlas pittoresque pl 087. Ernest Goupil , scan Jeffdelonge / Public domain
- Island of Ovalau, Fiji, 1861. Unknown authorUnknown author / Public domain
- Edward Gennys Fanshawe, Ovolu (Ovolau), Feejee Islands, Octr 11th 1849 (Fiji). Admiral Edward Gennys Fanshawe (27 November 1814 – 21 October 1906). / Public domain
- Native mountaineers in Ovalau, 1861. Unknown authorUnknown author / Public domain