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The 17-km-long Koro Island in Fiji is located between Viti Levu and Vanua Levu Islands, and is shown in this May 2018 Planet Labs satellite image mosaic (N is at the top). Late Pleistocene or possibly Holocene age scoria cones formed along the crest of the island, and younger lava flows are in the central plateau. Satellite image courtesy of Planet Labs Inc., 2018 (https://www.planet.com/).

The 17-km-long Koro Island in Fiji is located between Viti Levu and Vanua Levu Islands, and is shown in this May 2018 Planet Labs satellite image mosaic (N is at the top). Late Pleistocene or possibly Holocene age scoria cones formed along the crest of the island, and younger lava flows are in the central plateau.

Satellite image courtesy of Planet Labs Inc., 2018 (https://www.planet.com/).

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