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
Tuvana-i-Ra (left) and Tuvana-i-Colo (right)
Tuvana-i-Ra is located in Fiji
Tuvana-i-Ra
Tuvana-i-Ra
Location in Fiji
Geography
Coordinates21°02′21″S 178°50′54″W / 21.03917°S 178.84833°W / -21.03917; -178.84833
ArchipelagoLau Islands
Adjacent toKoro Sea
Total islands1
Area4.5 km2 (1.7 sq mi)
Length2.8 km (1.74 mi)
Width2.3 km (1.43 mi)
Administration
Fiji
DivisionEastern
ProvinceLau Province
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

History

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ Stoller, Marianne L (1959). "Te-moana-nui-o-Kiwa" (PDF). Expedition. 1 (3): 29. Retrieved 18 May 2020.