Gau Island

Gau [ NAU ] is an island that belongs to the province Lomaiviti the island nation Fiji in the Pacific. The island has an area of ​​136.1 km ² and a coastline of 66 km in length. It is the fifth largest island in Fiji. The highest point of Gau is 738 m above sea level. The island is connected by an airline with the Airport Nausori on Viti Levu.

Management

The island forms one of the five traditional districts ( Tikina Cokavata ) Lomaiviti the province and is divided further into three Subdistrikte ( Tikina Vou ) which have a total of 16 villages ( Koro ):

Gau has a population of around 8000.

Fauna

In canton of the endemic and critically endangered in its existence Macgillivray 's petrel ( Fiji: Kacau ni Gau ) occurs. The island is also home to some land bird species such as the Yellow Fiji Flaumfußtaube ( Ptilinopus luteovirens ) or the Fiji hawk (Accipiter rufitorques ).