Vanua Balavu
17°14′S 178°57′W
Vanua Balavu is the third-largest island in Fiji's Lau archipelago, and the main island of the Northern Lau Group.
Terrain
17°14′S 178°57′W
Overview
Vanua Balavu is the third-largest island in Fiji's Lau archipelago, and the main island of the Northern Lau Group.
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Nearest islands
- Mago Island33 km
- Cicia69 km
- Nayau84 km
- Lakeba110 km
- Taveuni114 km
- Rabi Island136 km
Also in Lau Islands
Moala Island
65.4 km²▲ 460 m
Major islands
Lakeba
58.8 km²▲ 214 m
Major islands
Cicia
34.8 km²▲ 183 m
Major islands
Kabara
31.7 km²▲ 135 m
Major islands
Totoya
30.7 km²▲ 340 m
Major islands
Matuku Island
29.7 km²▲ 370 m
Major islands
Mago Island
21.9 km²▲ 207 m
Major islands
Nayau
19.1 km²▲ 191 m
Major islands
Also in Fiji
Viti Levu
10,637 km²▲ 1,324 m
Major islands
Vanua Levu
5,690 km²▲ 1,032 m
Major islands
Kadavu Island
442 km²▲ 838 m
Minor islands
Taveuni
436 km²▲ 1,241 m
Minor islands
Gau Island
141 km²▲ 700 m
Minor islands
Ovalau
106 km²▲ 622 m
Minor islands
Koro Island
104 km²▲ 553 m
Minor islands
Rabi Island
67.1 km²▲ 462 m
Minor islands
Also in Melanesia
New Guinea
774,566 km²▲ 4,884 m
Major islands
New Britain
35,352 km²▲ 2,334 m
Minor islands
Viti Levu
10,637 km²▲ 1,324 m
Minor islands
Bougainville Island
8,695 km²▲ 2,712 m
Minor islands
New Ireland
7,010 km²▲ 2,340 m
Minor islands
Vanua Levu
5,690 km²▲ 1,032 m
Minor islands
Espiritu Santo
3,940 km²▲ 1,879 m
Minor islands
Malakula Island
2,041 km²▲ 877 m
Minor islands
Also in Solomon Islands
New Guinea
774,566 km²▲ 4,884 m
Major islands
New Britain
35,352 km²▲ 2,334 m
Minor islands
Viti Levu
10,637 km²▲ 1,324 m
Minor islands
Bougainville Island
8,695 km²▲ 2,712 m
Minor islands
New Ireland
7,010 km²▲ 2,340 m
Minor islands
Vanua Levu
5,690 km²▲ 1,032 m
Minor islands
Guadalcanal
5,360 km²▲ 2,335 m
Minor islands
Espiritu Santo
3,940 km²▲ 1,879 m
Minor islands
Photographs
Beach on Vanua Balavu
Patchwork of vegetation in foreground, looking past Yanuyanu Island across the huge lagoon towards Munia
Village, Casuarina trees, beach
The Lomaloma jetty, Vanua Balavu, Fiji.
Men loading bags of copra and other crops onto an inter-island vessel at Lomaloma wharf, Vanua Balavu for markets in Suva the capital of Fiji.
Bakery on Lomaloma, Vanua Balavu, Fiji.
Fiji island, beach, hills, lagoon.
The village of Sawana on the island of Vanua Balavu, Fiji.
Christian Mission Fellowship International, Suva, Fiji
patchwork of forest and grassland on hillsides on Vanua Balavu
Sources
Facts
Photographs
- Beach on Vanua Balavu. Jaejay77 / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Yanuyanu from above Lomaloma, Vanua Balavu Fiji. Panoxis / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lomaloma and Korolevu, Vanua Balavu 3JUL1977. Panoxis / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lomaloma jetty, Vanua Balavu, Fiji. Jaejay77 / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gezicht op Avea vanaf de Vanua Balavu-lagune Avea island, Vanua Mbalavu lagoon (titel op object), RP-F-2001-7-1000-52. Rijksmuseum / CC0
- Gezicht op de noordoostkant van Vanua Balavu North east side of Vanua Mbalavu inside of lagoon (titel op object), RP-F-2001-7-1000-49. Rijksmuseum / CC0
- Loading at Vanua Balavu wharf. Jaejay77 / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bakery Lomaloma. Jaejay77 / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fiji, southern Vanua Balavu, east coast looking north, near Lomaloma. Panoxis / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sawana Vanua Balavu. Jaejay77 / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Church on Vanua Balavu. Jaejay77 / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Korolevu from track to Daku i Lomaloma, Vanua Balavu, Fiji 1977. Panoxis / CC BY-SA 4.0