Nukubasaga
A 218-hectare (540-acre) area covering the archipelago is the Ringgold Islands Important Bird Area. This area supports globally and regionally significant populations of marine turtles, humpback whales, seabirds and semi-nomadic reef fish, and may hold concentrations of cold-water corals.
16°30′10″S 179°41′20″W / 16.50278°S 179.68889°W
Cakau Matacucu
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Cobia
Cobia is an island in Fiji, and is a member of the Ringgold Isles archipelago, which forms an outlier group to the northern island of Vanua Levu. It has a land area of 69.29 hectares (0.2675 sq mi; 171.2 acres).
Lailai
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Maqewa
Maqewa Island is narrow and rocky. It is located at 16°30′S 179°40.99′E / 16.500°S 179.68317°E and has a total land area of 26.05 hectares (64.4 acres).
Mota Levu
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Nanuku Levu
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Nukubalati and Nukubasaga
Nukubalati and Nukubasaga is a single coral reef composed of two rock-bound islands, one larger than the other.
Qelelevu
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Qelelevu is a coral islet in Fiji, a member of the Ringgold Isles archipelago, which forms an outlier to the northern island of Vanua Levu. Apart from three nearby coral islets, it is 80 kilometres (50 mi) from the nearest island. Qelelevu covers an area of 1.5 square kilometres (0.58 sq mi; 370 acres; 150 ha). Its maximum elevation is 18 metres (59 ft).
The small village of Nalutu (16°05′15″S 179°09′07″W / 16.087453°S 179.151907°W) is located on Qelelevu. Fishing is the only significant economic activity.
Raranitiqa
Raranitiqa Island in Fiji, a member of the Ringgold Isles archipelago, which forms an outlier group to the northern island of Vanua Levu. It has a land area of 2.49 hectares (24,900 m; 6.2 acres).
Taininbeka
Taininbeka is an atoll in Fiji, a member of the Ringgold Isles archipelago, which forms an outlier group to the northern island of Vanua Levu. This uninhabited islet is situated at 16.04°S and 179.09°E, and has a total land area of 144.34 hectares (0.5573 sq mi; 356.7 acres).
16°04′S 179°09′E / 16.067°S 179.150°E
Tauraria
Tauraria is an atoll in Fiji, a member of the Ringgold Isles archipelago, which forms an outlier group to the northern island of Vanua Levu. This uninhabited islet is situated at 16.04°S and 179.09°E. Its land area is 11.06 hectares (110,600 m; 27.3 acres).
16°04′S 179°09′E / 16.067°S 179.150°E
Vetauua
Vetauua is a small, uninhabited cay.
Vucovuco
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Yanuca
Yanuca is a small mountainous island, inhabited by approximately 60–80 people who live in a small village in a tiny beach cove.
References
- ^ "The Magnificent Seven (rat free Fijian islands)". BirdLife Community news. BirdLife International. 2010-12-21. Retrieved 2011-06-15.
- ^ "BirdLife Data Zone: Ringgold Islands". datazone.birdlife.org.
- ^ Arthur L. Dahl (1986). Review of the protected areas system in Oceania; The IUCN conservation library. IUCN. pp. 125 & 126. ISBN 978-2-88032-509-1.
- ^ "Vetauua". BirdLife Data Zone. Retrieved September 1, 2021.