Tavua Island

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Tavua Island is an island of the Mamanuca Islands, Fiji. [1] Tavua was used as a tribe name in Survivor: Game Changers.

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References

  1. Kumar, Lalit (31 January 2020). Climate Change and Impacts in the Pacific. Springer Nature. p. 68. ISBN   978-3-030-32878-8 . Retrieved 15 April 2021.

Coordinates: 17°37′S177°06′E / 17.617°S 177.100°E / -17.617; 177.100