Yanuca Lailai (also known as Lost Island to travellers) is a ,
volcanic rock
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,
limestone
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island located between the islands of
Ovalau
Ovalau (pronounced ) is the sixth largest island in Fiji. It is located in Lomaiviti Archipelago. Situated at 17.70° South and 178.8° East, (60 km north east from the national capital Suva and 20 km off the east coast of Viti Levu), ...
and
Moturiki
Moturiki is an island belonging to Fiji's Lomaiviti Archipelago. Covering an area of 10.9 square kilometers, it is situated at 17.45° South and 178.44° East. To the north-east is the nearby island of Ovalau.
Etymology
An etymology for the ...
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 ...
. The coastline has
mangrove
A mangrove is a shrub or tree that grows mainly in coastal saline water, saline or brackish water. Mangroves grow in an equatorial climate, typically along coastlines and tidal rivers. They have particular adaptations to take in extra oxygen a ...
trees, volcanic rock cliffs and beaches, and the interior abounds in jungle.
The island is uninhabited. The island was used as
quarantine
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station
when the first
India
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n
indenture
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d labourers arrived on the ''
Leonidas
Leonidas I (; , ''Leōnídas''; born ; died 11 August 480 BC) was king of the Ancient Greek city-state of Sparta. He was the son of king Anaxandridas II and the 17th king of the Agiad dynasty, a Spartan royal house which claimed descent fro ...
''.
See also
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Desert island
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List of islands
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References
External links
LOST ISLAND - Fiji Islands
Uninhabited islands of Fiji
Lomaiviti Province
Private islands of Fiji
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