瓦努阿岛

Vanua Levu

瓦努阿岛(VanuaLevu)位于斐济岛链的最北端,它是环太平洋火山地震带中的火山岛,是斐济第二大岛[1]。该岛于1643年被荷兰航海家亚伯·杨松·塔斯曼所发现[2]。瓦努阿岛的地理位置为16°7’27"S–17°0’58"S;178°28’31"E–179°57’5"W,岛屿面积5,717.26 km2,海岸线长1,343.63 km。该岛距其西南的斐济第一大岛——维提岛63.28 km,距离其东南的塔韦乌尼岛7.90 km。岛的主体大致呈东北-西南向,长约178 km,宽约30–40 km[3]。

Vanua Levu,the second largest island in Fiji[1],formerly known as Sandalwood Island,was discovered in 1643 by the Dutch navigator Abel Jansoong Tasman[2].The island is 63.28 km separated from Viti Levu in its southwest,and 7.90 km from Taveuni in its southeast.The geo-location of the Vanua Levu is 167ʹ27ʺS–170ʹ58ʺS;17828ʹ31ʺE–17957ʹ5ʺW.The total area of the island is 5,717.26 km2,and the coastline is 1,343.63 km long.The island is about 178 km long from the northeast to the southwest,and about 30–40 km wide[3].There is a narrow peninsula named Natewa Peninsula extending into the Koro Sea in the southeastern of the island.The Natewa Bay is just located in the north of the peninsula,which is called the paradise of the Spinner Dolphins[4].