Gau Island

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Gau (Fijian pronunciation: [ˈŋau], also known as Ngau in English) is an island belonging to Fiji's Lomaiviti archipelago. Located at 18.00° S and 179.30 °E, it covers an area of 136.1 square kilometres (52.5 square miles), with a total shoreline that measures 66.3 kilometres (41.2 miles) long, making it the fifth largest island in the Fijian archipelago. Its maximum elevation is 738 metres (2, 421 ft). To the north-west is Batiki, and to the north-east is Nairai.

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