Koro Sea
Appearance
Koro Sea | |
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![]() Fiji map showing Koro Sea and Koro Island | |
Location | Pacific Ocean |
Coordinates | 18°S180°E/ 18°S 180°E |
Type | Sea |
Basincountries | Fiji |
Surface area | 58,000 km2(22,000 sq mi) |
Max. depth | 9,600 ft (2,900 m)[1] |
TheKoro SeaorSea of Korois aseain thePacific OceanbetweenViti Levuisland,Fijito the west and theLau Islandsto the east, surrounded by the islands of the Fijian archipelago.
It is named afterKoro Island.
References[edit]
- ^Murray, Lorraine(2 November 2009)."Koro Sea".Encyclopædia Britannica.Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Retrieved8 September2013.
Further reading[edit]
- Hocart, Arthur Maurice(1915)."Ethnographical sketch of Fiji".Man.15.Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland:76–77.doi:10.2307/2788875.JSTOR2788875.Retrieved8 September2013.
- Kontynenty i państwa: Australazja, Antarktyka(in Polish).Kraków:Fogra. 2000. pp. 239–240.ISBN83-7227-737-0.OCLC749488757.