Wikipedia / Rotuma Group
Wikipedia / Rotuma Group
The Rotuma Group is a group of volcanic islands, with Rotuma Island being the main island, located at , approximately 465km north of Fiji.
There are some islands located at a distance between 50 m and 2km from the main island, but still within the fringing reef: Solnohu (south), Solkope (southeast), [[Afgaha]] (far southeast), Husia (close southeast), as well as Hạua and Hạuameaʻmeʻa (close together northeast). Additionally, there is a separate chain of islands between three and six km northwest and west of the westernmost point of Rotuma Island. From northeast to southwest, those are Uea, Hạfhai with nearby Hạfhahoi, Hạfhaveiaglolo, Hatana and Hạfliua.
The islands have an aggregate area of 44km2, of which the main island Rotuma occupies 43km2. Only the main island is permanently inhabited.
The Rotuma Group comprises a Dependency of Fiji. The population of the dependency at the 1996 census was 2810.
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