<P> Modriki Island is of volcanic origin, with a length of 1.15 kilometres (0.71 mi) and a width of 600 metres (660 yd). The land area is approximately 0.4 square kilometres (100 acres) surrounded on all sides 360 ° by coral reef . The highest point is 178 metres (584 ft). The terrain includes volcanic rocks, lagoons, palm trees, a pine forest, and several small white sand beaches . </P> <P> The people of Yanuya are the custodians of Modriki . With the agreement of the Mataqali Navunaivi of Yank village the National Trust of Fiji wild - life experts and other representatives from BirdLife International and Nature Fiji, NTF, with colleagues from the non-government organization BirdLife International, have been restoring the habitat on Modriki since 2011 . </P> <P> Modriki Island was featured as the anonymous island in the 2000 Robert Zemeckis film, Cast Away, starring Tom Hanks (see below); some tourists and travel agents refer to Modriki as' Cast Away Island', which is not to be confused with Castaway Island, or Qalito, an actual Fijian island within the Mamanuca Islands . </P> <P> Geographic place name: Modriki Island . Location: Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean . Coordinates: Latitude in decimal degrees: - 17.616667 ° South aur / Longitude in decimal degrees: 177.033333 East </P>

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