Conway Reef - NASA ISS 002 Satellite Image

Conway Reef, known in Fijian as Ceva-I-Ra (pronounced [ðeβaira]), is a three-kilometer long coral reef situated at 21. Fiji (Matanitu ko Viti फ़िजी officially the Republic of the Fiji Islands (Matanitu Tu-Vaka-i-koya ko Viti फ़िजी द्वीप समूह गणराज्य Viti Levu (ˈβiti ˈleβu is the largest island in the Republic of Fiji, the site of the nation's capital Suva, and home to a large majority of Fiji's population Vanua Levu (βanua leβu formerly known as Sandalwood Island is the second largest Island of Fiji. Kadavu (kandaβu with an area of 411 square kilometers is the fourth largest island in Fiji, and the largest island in the Kadavu Group, a Taveuni (taβeuni is the third-largest island in Fiji after Vanua Levu and Viti Levu, with a total land area of 435 square kilometers Rotuma is a Fijian Dependency, consisting of the island of Rotuma and the nearby islets of Hatana, Hạf Liua, Solkope, Solnohu The Kadavu Group is an Archipelago south of Viti Levu, one of Fiji 's two main islands The Lau Islands (also called the Lau Group, the Eastern Group, the Eastern Archipelago) of Fiji are situated in the southern Pacific The Lomaiviti (lomaiβiti Archipelago of Fiji consists of seven main islands and a number of smaller ones The Mamanuca Islands of Fiji are a volcanic Archipelago lying to the west of Nadi and to the south of the Yasawa Islands. The Moala Islands are a subgroup of Fiji 's Lau Archipelago. Its three islands ( Matuku, Moala, and Totoya) are located The Ringgold Isles are an Archipelago in Fiji, forming an outlier group to Vanua Levu. The Rotuma Group is a group of islands dominated by Rotuma Island, and including the nearby islets of Hatana, Haf'liua, Solkope, Solnohu The Vanua Levu Group is an Archipelago in northern Fiji. It takes its name from its predominant island Vanua Levu. The Viti Levu Group in Fiji consists of the island of Viti Levu and its outliers including Bau, Beqa, Nukulau, and Vatulele The Yasawa Group is an Archipelago of about 20 volcanic Islands in the Western Division of Fiji, with an approximate total area of Fijian is an Austronesian language of the Malayo-Polynesian family spoken in Fiji. Corals are Marine organisms from the class Anthozoa and exist as small Sea anemone –like Polyps typically in colonies of many In nautical terminology a reef is a rock, sandbar, or other feature lying beneath the surface of the water (six fathoms or less at low water 77° South and 174. 52° East. It has one small cay, about 600 meters long and 1. 5 meters high. The reef is uninhabited.

In 1838 the British naval officer Captain Drinkwater Bethune of HMS Conway, first came across the reef and recorded it however it was first mapped by the British several years later by Captain Denham of HMS Herald. Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Conway after the town of Conwy in Wales, formerly known by its English name of Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Herald: The first ''Herald'' was a 20-gun Sixth-rate launched in 1806 and broken Two shipwrecks (1979 and 1981) have occurred on the reef. A shipwreck can refer to a wrecked ship or to the event that caused the wreck such as the striking of something that causes the ship to sink the stranding of the ship on rocks Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981

It was reported in 1983 that there was some vegetation on the cay, but it was bare by 1985. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar)