Yasawa Island
Yasawa, also called Assawa and Ysava, is the northernmost large island of the Yasawa Group, an archipelago in Fiji's Western Division. Located at 17.00° South and 177.23° East, it covers an area of 32 square kilometres.- Type: Island
- Description: island in Fiji
- Also known as: “Ya Asaua”, “Yasaua”, and “Yasawa”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Yasawa Island Airport.
Yasawa Island Airport
Aerodrome
Yasawa Island Airport is an airport on the Yasawa Island in the Fiji's Western Division.
Yasawa Island
- Categories: volcanic island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Ba Province, Western, Fiji, Melanesia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-16.77025° or 16° 46′ 13″ south
Longitude
177.51447° or 177° 30′ 52″ east
Elevation
38 metres (125 feet)
IATA airport code
YAS
UN/LOCODE
FJ YAS
Open location code
5VMV6GH7+VQ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Urdu—“Yasawa Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Yasawa Island”
- Chinese: “亚萨瓦岛”
- Fiji Hindi: “Yasawa”
- French: “Yasawa”
- Georgian: “იასავა”
- Japanese: “ヤサワ島”
- Persian: “جزیره یاساوا”
- Russian: “Ясава”
- Swedish: “Yasawa Island”
- Swedish: “Yasawa”
- Urdu: “یاسوا”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Dalomo and Bukama.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Vawa Island and Yasawa i Rara Commmunity Hall - Polling Venue.
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