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<th colspan="2" style="background:#223B73; color:#FFFFFF;">Rotuma-Inseln
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<td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"> Mofmanu Beach bei Motusa auf der Hauptinsel
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<td><b>Gewässer</b>
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<td><a href="Pazifischer_Ozean" title="Pazifischer Ozean">Pazifischer Ozean</a>
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<td><a href="World_Geodetic_System_1984" title="World Geodetic System 1984">Geographische Lage</a>
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<td><span id="Rotuma-Inseln" class="coordinates -print"><a class="external text" href="geo:-12.501944444444,177.07916666667"><span title="Breitengrad">12° 30′ <abbr title="Süd">S</abbr></span>, <span title="Längengrad">177° 5′ <abbr title="Ost">O</abbr></span></a></span><span class="geo noexcerpt" style="display:none"><span class="body"></span><span class="latitude">-12.501944444444</span><span class="longitude">177.07916666667</span><span class="elevation"></span></span>
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<td><b>Anzahl der Inseln</b>
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<td>14
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<td><b>Hauptinsel</b>
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<td><a href="Rotuma_Island" title="Rotuma Island">Rotuma Island</a>
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<td><b>Gesamte Landfläche</b>
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<td>46 km²
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<td><b>Einwohner</b>
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<td>2095 <small>(2007)</small>
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<td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"> Seekarte der Rotuma-Inseln
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<p>Die <b>Rotuma-Inseln</b> sind eine kleine <a href="S%C3%BCdpazifik" title="Südpazifik">südpazifische</a> <a href="Inselgruppe" title="Inselgruppe">Inselgruppe</a>, die das abhängige Gebiet <a href="Rotuma_(Fidschi)" title="Rotuma (Fidschi)">Rotuma</a> des Staates <a href="Fidschi" title="Fidschi">Fidschi</a> bilden. Sie bestehen aus etwa neun bewaldeten Inseln <a href="Vulkanismus" title="Vulkanismus">vulkanischen</a> Ursprungs.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geographie">Geographie</h2></div>
<p>Die Inselgruppe liegt rund 570 Kilometer nördlich der Fidschi-Hauptinsel <a href="Viti_Levu" title="Viti Levu">Viti Levu</a> und 469 Kilometer nordwestlich der nächstgelegenen Fidschi-Insel Thikombia. Nächstgelegene Landmasse ist <a href="Niulakita" title="Niulakita">Niulakita</a>, die 369 Kilometer nordöstlich der Gruppe liegt. Die Gruppe besteht u. a. folgende Inseln:
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<th>Insel
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<th align="right">Fläche<br>(<a href="Hektar" title="Hektar">ha</a>)
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<th align="right">Distanz zur<br>Hauptinsel<br>(<a href="Meter" title="Meter">m</a>)
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<th>Lage/Bemerkungen
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<td><a href="Rotuma_Island" title="Rotuma Island">Rotuma Island</a>
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<td align="right">4410
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<td align="right">-
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<td><a href="Hauptinsel" title="Hauptinsel">Hauptinsel</a>
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<td><small><span style="display:none">!487.5000005677.0833335</span><span id="Rotuma" class="coordinates -print"><a class="external text" href="geo:-12.5,177.08333333333"><span title="Breitengrad">12° 30′ 00,0″ <abbr title="Süd">S</abbr></span>, <span title="Längengrad">177° 05′ 00,0″ <abbr title="Ost">O</abbr></span></a></span><span class="geo noexcerpt" style="display:none"><span class="body"></span><span class="latitude">-12.5</span><span class="longitude">177.08333333333</span><span class="elevation"></span></span></small>
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<td>Hof Vea
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<td align="right">0,06
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<td align="right">590
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<td>vor Oinafa (Nordosten)
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<td><small><span style="display:none">!487.5194445677.1238895</span><span id="Haua_Mea'me'a" class="coordinates -print"><a class="external text" href="geo:-12.480555555556,177.12388888889"><span title="Breitengrad">12° 28′ 50,0″ <abbr title="Süd">S</abbr></span>, <span title="Längengrad">177° 07′ 26,0″ <abbr title="Ost">O</abbr></span></a></span><span class="geo noexcerpt" style="display:none"><span class="body"></span><span class="latitude">-12.480555555556</span><span class="longitude">177.12388888889</span><span class="elevation"></span></span></small>
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<td>Haua Mea‘me‘a
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<td align="right">1,5
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<td align="right">620
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<td>vor Oinafa (Nordosten)
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<td><small><span style="display:none">!487.5194445677.1233335</span><span id="Haua_Mea'me'a" class="coordinates -print"><a class="external text" href="geo:-12.480555555556,177.12333333333"><span title="Breitengrad">12° 28′ 50,0″ <abbr title="Süd">S</abbr></span>, <span title="Längengrad">177° 07′ 24,0″ <abbr title="Ost">O</abbr></span></a></span><span class="geo noexcerpt" style="display:none"><span class="body"></span><span class="latitude">-12.480555555556</span><span class="longitude">177.12333333333</span><span class="elevation"></span></span></small>
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<td>Haua Ti‘u
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<td align="right">3,1
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<td align="right">820
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<td>vor Oinafa (Nordosten)
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<td><small><span style="display:none">!487.5216675677.1250005</span><span id="Haua_Ti'u" class="coordinates -print"><a class="external text" href="geo:-12.478333333333,177.125"><span title="Breitengrad">12° 28′ 42,0″ <abbr title="Süd">S</abbr></span>, <span title="Längengrad">177° 07′ 30,0″ <abbr title="Ost">O</abbr></span></a></span><span class="geo noexcerpt" style="display:none"><span class="body"></span><span class="latitude">-12.478333333333</span><span class="longitude">177.125</span><span class="elevation"></span></span></small>
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<td>Husia Mea‘me‘a
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<td align="right">0,02
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<td align="right">200
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<td>vor Noa‘tau (Osten)
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<td><small><span style="display:none">!487.4836115677.1397225</span><span id="Husia_Mea'me'a" class="coordinates -print"><a class="external text" href="geo:-12.516388888889,177.13972222222"><span title="Breitengrad">12° 30′ 59,0″ <abbr title="Süd">S</abbr></span>, <span title="Längengrad">177° 08′ 23,0″ <abbr title="Ost">O</abbr></span></a></span><span class="geo noexcerpt" style="display:none"><span class="body"></span><span class="latitude">-12.516388888889</span><span class="longitude">177.13972222222</span><span class="elevation"></span></span></small>
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<td>Husia Ti‘u
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<td align="right">0,3
</td>
<td align="right">170
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<td>vor Noa‘tau (Osten)
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<td><small><span style="display:none">!487.4827785677.1397225</span><span id="Husia_Ti'u" class="coordinates -print"><a class="external text" href="geo:-12.517222222222,177.13972222222"><span title="Breitengrad">12° 31′ 02,0″ <abbr title="Süd">S</abbr></span>, <span title="Längengrad">177° 08′ 23,0″ <abbr title="Ost">O</abbr></span></a></span><span class="geo noexcerpt" style="display:none"><span class="body"></span><span class="latitude">-12.517222222222</span><span class="longitude">177.13972222222</span><span class="elevation"></span></span></small>
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<td>‘Afgaha
</td>
<td align="right">3,8
</td>
<td align="right">1170
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<td>vor Noa‘tau (Osten), und Husia Rua
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<td><small><span style="display:none">!487.4775005677.1477785</span><span id="'Afgaha" class="coordinates -print"><a class="external text" href="geo:-12.5225,177.14777777778"><span title="Breitengrad">12° 31′ 21,0″ <abbr title="Süd">S</abbr></span>, <span title="Längengrad">177° 08′ 52,0″ <abbr title="Ost">O</abbr></span></a></span><span class="geo noexcerpt" style="display:none"><span class="body"></span><span class="latitude">-12.5225</span><span class="longitude">177.14777777778</span><span class="elevation"></span></span></small>
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<td>Sari‘i Island
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<td align="right">0,36
</td>
<td align="right">420
</td>
<td>vor Noa‘tau (Osten)
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<td><small><span style="display:none">!487.4732505677.1199445</span><span id="Sari'i_Island" class="coordinates -print"><a class="external text" href="geo:-12.52675,177.11994444444"><span title="Breitengrad">12° 31′ 36,3″ <abbr title="Süd">S</abbr></span>, <span title="Längengrad">177° 07′ 11,8″ <abbr title="Ost">O</abbr></span></a></span><span class="geo noexcerpt" style="display:none"><span class="body"></span><span class="latitude">-12.52675</span><span class="longitude">177.11994444444</span><span class="elevation"></span></span></small>
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<td>Solkope
</td>
<td align="right">31,5
</td>
<td align="right">40
</td>
<td>vor Noa‘tau (Osten)
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<td><small><span style="display:none">!487.4758335677.1172225</span><span id="Solkope" class="coordinates -print"><a class="external text" href="geo:-12.524166666667,177.11722222222"><span title="Breitengrad">12° 31′ 27,0″ <abbr title="Süd">S</abbr></span>, <span title="Längengrad">177° 07′ 02,0″ <abbr title="Ost">O</abbr></span></a></span><span class="geo noexcerpt" style="display:none"><span class="body"></span><span class="latitude">-12.524166666667</span><span class="longitude">177.11722222222</span><span class="elevation"></span></span></small>
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<td>Solnohu
</td>
<td align="right">9,6
</td>
<td align="right">70
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<td>vor Juju (Süden)
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<td><small><span style="display:none">!487.4738895677.0911115</span><span id="Solnohu" class="coordinates -print"><a class="external text" href="geo:-12.526111111111,177.09111111111"><span title="Breitengrad">12° 31′ 34,0″ <abbr title="Süd">S</abbr></span>, <span title="Längengrad">177° 05′ 28,0″ <abbr title="Ost">O</abbr></span></a></span><span class="geo noexcerpt" style="display:none"><span class="body"></span><span class="latitude">-12.526111111111</span><span class="longitude">177.09111111111</span><span class="elevation"></span></span></small>
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<td><a href="Uea_(Insel)" title="Uea (Insel)">Uea</a>
</td>
<td align="right">73
</td>
<td align="right">3220
</td>
<td>Westen, zu Ituʻmuta<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<td><small><span style="display:none">!487.5336115676.9911115</span><span id="Uea" class="coordinates -print"><a class="external text" href="geo:-12.466388888889,176.99111111111"><span title="Breitengrad">12° 27′ 59,0″ <abbr title="Süd">S</abbr></span>, <span title="Längengrad">176° 59′ 28,0″ <abbr title="Ost">O</abbr></span></a></span><span class="geo noexcerpt" style="display:none"><span class="body"></span><span class="latitude">-12.466388888889</span><span class="longitude">176.99111111111</span><span class="elevation"></span></span></small>
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<td>Hafhaveiaglolo
</td>
<td align="right">0,08
</td>
<td align="right">3220
</td>
<td>Westen
</td>
<td><small><span style="display:none">!487.5310565676.9711945</span><span id="Hafhaveiaglolo" class="coordinates -print"><a class="external text" href="geo:-12.468944444444,176.97119444444"><span title="Breitengrad">12° 28′ 08,2″ <abbr title="Süd">S</abbr></span>, <span title="Längengrad">176° 58′ 16,3″ <abbr title="Ost">O</abbr></span></a></span><span class="geo noexcerpt" style="display:none"><span class="body"></span><span class="latitude">-12.468944444444</span><span class="longitude">176.97119444444</span><span class="elevation"></span></span></small>
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<td>Hofhahoi
</td>
<td align="right">0,41
</td>
<td align="right">5200
</td>
<td>Westen, nahe Hạfhai
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<td><small><span style="display:none">!487.5237785676.9633065</span><span id="Hofhahoi" class="coordinates -print"><a class="external text" href="geo:-12.476222222222,176.96330555556"><span title="Breitengrad">12° 28′ 34,4″ <abbr title="Süd">S</abbr></span>, <span title="Längengrad">176° 57′ 47,9″ <abbr title="Ost">O</abbr></span></a></span><span class="geo noexcerpt" style="display:none"><span class="body"></span><span class="latitude">-12.476222222222</span><span class="longitude">176.96330555556</span><span class="elevation"></span></span></small>
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<td>Hatana
</td>
<td align="right">3,7
</td>
<td align="right">5200
</td>
<td>Westen, zu Losa in <a href="Itu%CA%BBti%CA%BBu" title="Ituʻtiʻu">Ituʻtiʻu</a>
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<td><small><span style="display:none">!487.5213615676.9615005</span><span id="Hatana" class="coordinates -print"><a class="external text" href="geo:-12.478638888889,176.9615"><span title="Breitengrad">12° 28′ 43,1″ <abbr title="Süd">S</abbr></span>, <span title="Längengrad">176° 57′ 41,4″ <abbr title="Ost">O</abbr></span></a></span><span class="geo noexcerpt" style="display:none"><span class="body"></span><span class="latitude">-12.478638888889</span><span class="longitude">176.9615</span><span class="elevation"></span></span></small>
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<td>Hạf’liua
</td>
<td align="right">6,1
</td>
<td align="right">7400
</td>
<td>Westen, zu Ituʻtiʻu
</td>
<td><small><span style="display:none">!487.5019445676.9350005</span><span id="Haf'liua" class="coordinates -print"><a class="external text" href="geo:-12.498055555556,176.935"><span title="Breitengrad">12° 29′ 53,0″ <abbr title="Süd">S</abbr></span>, <span title="Längengrad">176° 56′ 06,0″ <abbr title="Ost">O</abbr></span></a></span><span class="geo noexcerpt" style="display:none"><span class="body"></span><span class="latitude">-12.498055555556</span><span class="longitude">176.935</span><span class="elevation"></span></span></small>
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<td>Rotuma (Inselgruppe)
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<td align="right">4600
</td>
<td align="right">-
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<td><a href="Inselgruppe" title="Inselgruppe">Inselgruppe</a>
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<td><small><span style="display:none">!487.5000005677.0833335</span><span id="Rotuma" class="coordinates -print"><a class="external text" href="geo:-12.5,177.08333333333"><span title="Breitengrad">12° 30′ 00,0″ <abbr title="Süd">S</abbr></span>, <span title="Längengrad">177° 05′ 00,0″ <abbr title="Ost">O</abbr></span></a></span><span class="geo noexcerpt" style="display:none"><span class="body"></span><span class="latitude">-12.5</span><span class="longitude">177.08333333333</span><span class="elevation"></span></span></small>
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<p>Lediglich die Hauptinsel (<i>Rotuma</i>) ist bewohnt. Uea war bis in die 1930er Jahre bewohnt, mit dem gleichnamigen Dorf im Osten. Die Inseln der Gruppe liegen entweder auf dem <a href="Saumriff" class="mw-redirect" title="Saumriff">Saumriff</a> von Rotuma Island oder innerhalb (z. B. <i>Solkope</i>), oder in den <i>Western Islands</i>,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> einer acht Kilometer langen Inselkette von Uea im Norden bis Hạf’liua im Süden, die 3,2 bis 7,4 Kilometer westlich der Hauptinsel liegt.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Einzelnachweise">Einzelnachweise</h2></div>
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<li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-1">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">John Stanley Gardiner: The Natives of Rotuma. IX. Districts and their Government. In: The Journal of the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, 1898, Vol. 27, S. 396–435, hier S. 428 (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.jstor.com/stable/2842839">online</a>)</span>
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<li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-2">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"> John Stanley Gardiner: The Geology of Rotuma. In: The Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London, Vol. 54, Feb. 1898, S. 1–10 (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/quarterlyjourna541898geol/page/9/mode/2up">online</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://doi.org/10.1144/GSL.JGS.1898.054.01-04.02">DOI</a>)</span>
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Normdaten (Geografikum): <a href="Gemeinsame_Normdatei" title="Gemeinsame Normdatei">GND</a>: <span class="-print"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://d-nb.info/gnd/4355020-4">4355020-4</a></span> | <a href="Virtual_International_Authority_File" title="Virtual International Authority File">VIAF</a>: <span class="-print"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://viaf.org/viaf/315126235/">315126235</a></span> </div>
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