Monu Island

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Monu Island in 2006

Monu Island is an uninhabited island of the Mamanuca Islands, Fiji. It is located 700 metres west of Yanuya. It is 1,370 metres long from north to south, and up to 1,070 metres wide.

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  1. Photograph of Heinz Albers

Coordinates: 17°36′S177°03′E / 17.600°S 177.050°E / -17.600; 177.050