Ngau Island

Gau is an belonging to Fiji's . Located at 18.00° S and 179.30 °E, it covers an area of 136.1 square kilometres, with a total shoreline that measures 66.3 kilometres long, making it the fifth largest island in the Fijian archipelago.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island belonging to Fiji’s Lomaiviti Archipelago
  • Also known as: Angau”, “Gau Island”, “Goa”, and “Nhow

Ngau Island

Latitude
-18.02738° or 18° 1′ 39″ south
Longitude
179.31147° or 179° 18′ 41″ east
Population
8,000
Elevation
279 metres (915 feet)
IATA airport code
NGI
United Nations Location Code
FJ NGI
Open location code
5VHXX8F6+2H
Geo­Names ID
2199603
Wiki­data ID
Q48317
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Ngau Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Ngau Island
  • Chinese: 恩高島
  • Czech: Gau
  • Dutch: Gau
  • Egyptian Arabic: جاو ايسلاند
  • Egyptian Arabic: جاو
  • Esperanto: Gau
  • Fiji Hindi: Gau Island
  • Fijian: Gau
  • French: Gau
  • Georgian: ნგაუ
  • German: Gau
  • Greek: Νγκάου (φίτζι)
  • Greek: Νγκάου
  • Indonesian: Pulau Gau
  • Italian: Gau (isola)
  • Italian: Gau
  • Japanese: ガウ島
  • Macedonian: Гау
  • Portuguese: Ilha Gau
  • Russian: Нгау
  • Swedish: Ngau Island
  • Tamil: காவு தீவு
  • Turkish: Gau Adası

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