Gau Island

Gau (Fijian pronunciation: [ˈŋau], also known as Ngau in English)[1] is an island belonging to Fiji's Lomaiviti archipelago.

[3] It has one airstrip at Lovu, on the southern tip of the island, which receives planes from Nausori International Airport.

The eastern shore and the northern and southern tips of the island are covered in grassland or reed, with some plantations of introduced Caribbean pine (Pinus caribaea).

and Leptopteris wilkesiana, the climbing vines Freycinetia spp., and limited-range species like the palm Physokentia petiolata, which only occurs on Gau and the highlands of Viti Levu.

[5] A marine research facility was established on Naviavia beach on the western coast of Gau in 2005 by the UK-based non-governmental organization Frontier, commissioned by Dr. Joeli Veitayaki of the University of South Pacific, a native of Malawai on the eastern coast.