| Yadua Taba Iguana Sanctuary Kequ Taba Iguana Sanctuary(Fijian) केकू तबा इगुआना अभयारण्य (Fiji Hindi) | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
 
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| Location | Vanua Levu Group, Fiji |
| Coordinates | 16°50′00″S 178°16′45″E / 16.83333°S 178.27917°E / -16.83333; 178.27917 |
| Area | 0.71 km2 (0.27 sq mi)[1] |
| Max. elevation | 100 metres (330 ft) |
| Established | 1981 |
| Governing body | National Trust of Fiji |
Yadua Taba (pronounced [janˈdua ˈtamba]) is a volcanic isletinFiji, an outlier to the northern island of Vanua Levu, and immediately south of the larger island Yadua. Yadua Taba covers an area of 0.7 square kilometres and has a maximum elevation of 100 meters. Yadua Taba is a protected sanctuary for the Fiji Crested Iguana, Brachylophus vitiensis,[2] and also contains a strand of dry littoral forestry, almost completely lost in the rest of Fiji.[2] Landing here is strictly prohibited.
In 1979, the Fiji government protected the island when the iguana population was discovered.[2] The sanctuary is of national significance as outlined in Fiji's Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan.[3]
This site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on October 26, 1999, in the Natural category.[4]
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