Tuvana-i-Colo

Tuvana-i-Colo

Tuvana-i-Ra (left) and Tuvana-i-Colo (right)
Tuvana-i-Colo Location in Fiji
Geography
Coordinates	20°59′48″S 178°44′17″W
Archipelago	Lau Islands
Adjacent to	Koro Sea
Total islands	1
Area	2.25 km^2 (0.87 sq mi)
Length	1.7 km (1.06 mi)
Width	1.65 km (1.025 mi)
Administration
Fiji
Division	Eastern
Province	Lau Province
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

Tuvana-i-Colo is a small island in the southeastern part of the island state of Fiji in the Pacific Ocean. It has three structures visible on satellite imagery,[1] but it is unknown whether the island is inhabited. It is the second most southern atoll of the Lau archipelago and represents Fiji's third most southern landmass. It is located about 25 km south of Ono-i-Lau, the southernmost inhabited Fijian atoll, and 8 kilometres east-northeast of the neighboring atoll Tuvana-i-Ra. It is completely surrounded by a fringing reef.

History

The island was sighted in 1820 by the Russian explorer Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen and named "Siminov” (after the astronomer Ivan Mikhailovich Simonov who was on expedition with him).[2]

See also

• Desert island
• List of islands

References

1. "Relation: Tuvana-i-Colo (3538131)". OpenStreetMap. 2020-03-25. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
2. Stoller, Marianne L (1959). "Te-moana-nui-o-Kiwa" (PDF). Expedition. 1 (3): 29. Retrieved 18 May 2020.