Makogai
Makogai is an island belonging to Fiji's Lomaiviti Archipelago. Covering an area of, it is situated at 17.26° South and 178.58° East. It has a maximum altitude of. Makogai is visible from Ovalau.
The beach forest, cycad dominated, and coastal/marine ecosystem of the island and its surrounding reef contribute to its national significance as outlined in Fiji's Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan.
The island used to house a leper colony. About 300 patients lived there, nursed by Catholic sisters. It was like a small town, but white patients received better rations than non-whites. In 1925, eight men were brought to Makogai from the New Zealand leper colony on Quail Island. The leper colony operated until the 1960s.
