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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 Location in Fiji
Geography
Coordinates	21°02′21″S 178°50′54″W
Archipelago	Lau Islands
Adjacent bodies of water	Koro Sea
Total islands	1
Area	4.5 km2 (1.7 sq mi)
Length	2.8 km (1.74 mi)
Width	2.3 km (1.43 mi)
Administration
Fiji
Division	Eastern
Province	Lau Province
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

History

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

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

• Desert island
• List of islands

References

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[de] Tuvana-i-Ra

Tuvana-i-Ra ist ein unbewohntes Atoll im Südosten des Inselstaates Fidschi im Pazifischen Ozean. Es ist das südlichste Atoll des Lau-Archipels und stellt die zweit-südlichste Landmasse Fidschis dar; lediglich das entlegene und unbewohnte Atoll Ceva-i-Ra liegt geringfügig weiter südlich.

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