Vuaqava

Vuaqava (pronounced [βuaŋˈɡaβa]) is an outlier to Kabara, 5 kilometers to the SSW, in Fiji's Southern Lau Group. It occupies an area of 8.1 km². This limestone island has a maximum altitude of 107 meters. The island is uninhabited but visited by fishermen.

The limestone belongs to the Koroqara Limestone (Tokalau Limestone Group) and is probably Late Miocene in age. It is mostly fragmental in nature but true reef occurs along much of the south coast. The interior basin is occupied by the largest lake in Fiji, area 121 ha. There is an emerged notch 1 m above lake level.

Coordinates: 18°52′S 178°54′W / 18.867°S 178.900°W / -18.867; -178.900

Lau Islands

Northern Lau Islands	Cicia Kaibu Kanacea Mago Malima Munia Island Namalata Naitaba Nayau Tuvuca Vanua Balavu Vatu Vara Wailagi Lala Yacata

Southern Lau Islands	Aiwa Fulaga Kabara Komo Lakeba Moce Moka Namuka-i-Lau Ogea Driki Ogea Levu Olorua Oneata Vanua Vatu Vuaqava Yagasa Levu

Moala Islands	Matuku Island Moala Island Totoya

Outliers	Bacon Island Cakau Lasemarawa Doi Late-i-Toga Late-i-Viti Ono-i-Lau Tuvana-i-Colo Tuvana-i-Ra Vatoa Yanuca

Islands of Fiji

Principal islands	Viti Levu Vanua Levu

Significant outliers	Conway Reef Kadavu Taveuni Rotuma

Archipelagos	Kadavu Group Lau Islands Lomaiviti Islands Mamanuca Islands Moala Islands Ringgold Isles Rotuma Group Vanua Levu Group Viti Levu Group Yasawa Islands

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