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 include Yasawa Island Airport.
Yasawa Island Airport
Aerodrome
Yasawa Island Airport is an airport on the Yasawa Island in the Fiji's Western Division. The airport is a short strip running the width of the island, and is mainly used for general aviation and transporting guests to resorts on the island.
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
United Nations Location Code
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
Discover Yasawa Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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
Explore places such as Dalomo and Bukama.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Vawa Island and Yasawa i Rara Commmunity Hall - Polling Venue.
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