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The Lau Islands. The British explorer James Cook reached Vatoa in 1774. By the time of the discovery of the Ono Group in 1820, the Lau archipelago was the most mapped area of Fiji. Political unity came late to the Lau Islands. Historically, they comprised three territories: the Northern Lau Islands, the Southern Lau Islands, and the Moala Islands.
Ono-i-Lau is a group of islands within a barrier reef system in the Fijian archipelago of Lau Islands (ono means "six" in the Fijian language).There are four central volcanic islands: Onolevu, Doi (or Ndoi) Lovoni and Ndavura, the uppermost parts of the volcanic edifice rising from the Lau Ridge slightly more than 1,000 metres (3,300 feet) below sea level and on which the reef and other ...
Wailagi Lala (pronounced [waiˈlaŋi ˈlala]) is the northernmost outpost of Fiji's Lau Islands.This tiny atoll, with an area of just 30 hectares (74 acres) and rising no more than 3 metres (10 ft) above mean sea level, is situated at 16.45° South and 179.6° West.
The Lakeba State denotes the first Lauan state in what is now Lau Province, Fiji. [1] It was first controlled by Lakeba. [2] They were then consolidated by the Cei-e-kena Dynasty by the end of the 17th century. This included the following southern Lau Islands: Kabara and its dependencies, Vuaqava, Marabo, Tavunasici, Komo, Fiji and Namuka
Geographically it consists of the Lau Archipelago. The Lau group comprises 57 islands, 19 of which are inhabited, and has a total land area of around 490 square kilometres (190 sq mi). [3] At the most recent census in 2017, it had a population of 9,602, down from 10,683 in 2007 and 14,500 in 1976, making it the third-least populous province.
Lakeba (pronounced ) is an island in Fiji’s Southern Lau Archipelago; the provincial capital of Lau is located here. The island is the tenth largest in Fiji, with a land area of nearly 60 square kilometers. [2] It is fertile and well watered, and encircled by a 29-kilometer road.
Kabara (pronounced ) is an island of Fiji, a member of the Lau archipelago. With a land area of 32.75 km 2 (12.64 sq mi), [1] its population of around 660 live in four villages. [2] The islanders are noted for their craftsmanship in the area of wood carving.
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