Round Island
Round Island is a secret area located in the northwest section of the map way out in the middle of the ocean. It doesn’t actually appear on the normal in-game world map but you can see its exact location using the map provided below.
![Round Island on the World Map](/img/Games/Final-Fantasy-VII/Walkthrough/FFVII-01529-World-Map-Knights-Round-Materia-Cave.webp)
Round Island is the secret area where you obtain the Knights of the Round Materia. The Materia is hidden inside a Materia Cave in the center of the island.
![Picking up Knights of the Round Materia](/img/Games/Final-Fantasy-VII/Walkthrough/FFVII-01530-Knights-Round-Materia-Cave.webp)
You cannot reach it using the Highwind. Instead, you will need to first breed and raise a Gold Chocobo. Check out the Chocobo Raising and Breeding as well as the Materia Caves side quest sections below for more information:
Chocobo Racing and Breeding
Side Quests
![A Blue Chocobo](/img/Games/Final-Fantasy-VII/Walkthrough/FFVII-01509-Blue-Chocobo-540w.webp)
A full guide on raising, racing and breeding Chocobos.
The Materia Caves
Side Quests
![Materia Cave](/img/Games/Final-Fantasy-VII/Walkthrough/FFVII-01529-World-Map-Knights-Round-Materia-Cave-540w.webp)
The secret Materia Caves that you can reach with the Blue, Green, Black and Gold Chocobos.
The map below shows the location of Round Island on the World Map:
![Round Island Location on the World Map](/img/Games/Final-Fantasy-VII/Maps/Round-Island.webp)