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[[File:ISS006-E-7486 - View of Fiji.jpg|thumb|Qelelevu satellite view.]]
'''Qelelevu''' or '''Nggelelevu'''<ref>{{Cite book |last=Center |first=United States Defense Mapping Agency Topographic |url=https://books.google.fr/books?id=KVDjAZ1v2fgC&pg=PA122&dq=Nggelelevu&hl=fr&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi-_L_7-9T5AhUEdxoKHTyjAcEQ6AF6BAgFEAI#v=onepage&q=Nggelelevu&f=false |title=Fiji, Tonga, and Nauru, Official Standard Names Approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names |date=1974 |publisher=U.S. Board on Geographic Names |pages=122 |language=en}}</ref> is a [[coral]] [[islet]] in [[Fiji]], a member of the [[Ringgold Isles]] [[archipelago]], which forms an outlier to the northern island of [[Vanua Levu]].
== Geography ==
Apart from two nearby coral islets, Tai Ni Beka and [[Tauraria]] due west on the same atoll rim, it is {{convert|30|km|0}} from the nearest island, which is ''[[Vetauua]]'', to the West. Qelelevu covers an area of 1.5 square kilometers. Its maximum elevation is {{convert|12|m|0}}. Qelelevu lagoon lies 8 miles eastward of [[Thakau Vuthovutho]] reef.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Department |first=Great Britain Hydrographic |url=https://books.google.fr/books?id=B-UNAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA320&dq=Nggelelevu&hl=fr&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwir39_L_NT5AhWwx4UKHdJ0Cb8Q6AF6BAgKEAI#v=onepage&q=Nggelelevu&f=false |title=Pacific Islands Pilot: Vol. II. The Central Groups Comprising New Caledonia and Iles Loyalty; the New Hebrides Group and Santa Cruz Islands; the Fiji Islands and the Tonga, Samoa, Ellice, Gilbert, Marshall, Phoenix and Tokelau Islands |date=1943 |publisher=Hydrographic Department, Admiralty |pages=320-321 |language=en}}</ref>
The lagoon has three main passes allowing boats to enter: Rendell, Deep and Brown.<ref name=":0" />
Most of the island is covered in palm trees and bushes.<ref name=":0" />
The small village of Nalutu ({{Coord|16.087453|S|179.151907|W|type:city|display=inline|name=Nalutu}}) is located on Qelelevu. Fishing is the only significant economic activity.
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