Summary
Tuvana-i-Ra is an uninhabited atoll in the southeastern part of the island state of Fiji in the Pacific Ocean. It is the southernmost atoll of the Lau archipelago and represents Fiji's second-southernmost landmass; only the remote and uninhabited atoll Ceva-i-Ra lies slightly further south.
 Tuvana-i-Ra (left) and Tuvana-i-Colo (right) | |
  Tuvana-i-Ra Location in Fiji | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 21°02′21″S 178°50′54″W / 21.03917°S 178.84833°W |
| Archipelago | Lau Islands |
| Adjacent to | Koro Sea |
| Total islands | 1 |
| Area | 4.5 km2 (1.7 sq mi) |
| Length | 2.8 km (1.74 mi) |
| Width | 2.3 km (1.43 mi) |
| Administration | |
Fiji | |
| Division | Eastern |
| Province | Lau Province |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
History edit
The island was sighted in 1820 by the Russian explorer Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen and named "Mikhailov” (after the artist Pavel Mikhailov who was on expedition with him).[1]
Geography edit
Tuvana-i-Ra is located about 30 km southwest of Ono-i-Lau, Fiji's southernmost inhabited atoll, and 8 km southwest of the neighboring Tuvana-i-Colo. It is an elliptically shaped Atoll with a large island in the center of the lagoon. There are no islands on the fringing reef.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Stoller, Marianne L (1959). "Te-moana-nui-o-Kiwa" (PDF). Expedition. 1 (3): 29. Retrieved 18 May 2020.