Kaibu (pronounced ) is an island in

Fiji Fiji, officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists of an archipelago of more than 330 islands—of which about ...

's Lau

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. A 22.4 kilometer-long reef encompasses Kaibu and the neighbouring island of Yacata, from which Kaibu is separated by a

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. The island, which has an area of about 2 square kilometers, is located 56 kilometers west of

Vanua Balavu Vanua Balavu (pronounced ) is the third largest island in Fiji's Lau archipelago, and the main island of the Northern Lau Group. Geography and infrastructure This coral and volcanic island has a land area of . Its maximum elevation is . The isl ...

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, and water sports are among the

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attractions of the island. Kaibu is privately owned by

James Jannard James Jannard (born June 8, 1949)
retrieved September 9, 2013 is an American designer, business ...

, the founder of

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, who built the Vatuvara Resort on the island. Previously it had been owned by Jay Johnson, the American fibreglass mogul.

References

Islands of Fiji Lau Islands Private islands of Fiji {{Fiji-geo-stub