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Raranitiqa

Coordinates: 16°54′0″S 179°59′12″E / 16.90000°S 179.98667°E / -16.90000; 179.98667
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Raranitiqa Island
Raranitiqa Island is located in Fiji
Raranitiqa Island
Raranitiqa Island
Geography
LocationSouth Pacific
Coordinates16°54′0″S 179°59′12″E / 16.90000°S 179.98667°E / -16.90000; 179.98667
ArchipelagoRinggolds
Administration
Fiji
Additional information
Time zone
  • UTC GMT +12

Raranitiqa Island (also known as Rara ni Tinka or Tavuka)[1] is a Fijian island located within the Ringgold Isles archipelago, which forms an outlier group to the northern island of Vanua Levu. It is located within the Budd Reef and large formations of rocks, known as the Gangway rocks, make navigation around the island dangerous at night.[2] It has a land area of 2.49 hectares (6.2 acres; 24,900 m2). The southern part of the island has a "well-defined summit."[3]

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References

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  1. ^ Memoirs of The Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History. Vol. 1. Honolulu, Hawaii: Bishop Museum Press. 1903. pp. 136, 154.
  2. ^ Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty (1882). Sailing Directions for the Fiji Islands and Adjacent Waters. London: Hydrographic Office, Admiralty. p. 104.
  3. ^ The Hydrographic Office (1916). Pacific Islands Pilot. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. p. 361.