Rotuma Group
The Rotuma Group is a group of volcanic islands, with Rotuma Island being the main island, located at 12°35′S 177°10′E / 12.583°S 177.167°E, approximately 465 km north of Fiji.
WikiMiniAtlasThere are some islands located at a distance between 50 m and 2 km from the main island, but still within the fringing reef: Solnohu (south), Solkope (southeast), (far southeast), Husia (close southeast), as well as and (close together northeast). Additionally, there is a separate chain of islands between three and six km northwest and west of the westernmost point of Rotuma Island. From northeast to southwest, those are Uea, with nearby , , Hatana and Hạfliua.[1]
The islands have an aggregate area of 44 km2, of which the main island Rotuma occupies 43 km2. Only the main island is permanently inhabited.
The Rotuma Group comprises a Dependency of Fiji. The population of the dependency at the 1996 census was 2810.
See also[]
- Desert island
- List of islands
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