Uea

Uea
Geography
Coordinates 12.5° South
177.5° East
Archipelago Rotuma Group
Total islands 13
Country
Fiji
Division Eastern
Province Rotuma
Demographics
Ethnic groups Rotuman

Uea is a high rocky offshore island of Rotuma. Uea is one of a number of outliers lying off the west coast of Rotuma. It is the second largest island and is the highest island in the Rotuma Group with an elevation of 260 m. [1]

Flora & Fauna

The endemic Rotuman myzomela is found only on the main island of Rotuma and Uea.[2]

Reference

  1. ^ http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/McClatchey/Publications/McClatcheyetal2000_Rotuma_Flora.pdf
  2. ^ http://www.naturefiji.org/endspecies.php?info=Rotuman%20myzomela