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This is a list of islands of Fiji. Fiji is an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean. It is split into 9 separate geographic island groups. The smallest is the Conway Reef Islands and Skerries, and the largest is the Vanua Levu Group.
Viti Levu is the largest island in the Republic of Fiji — home to 70% of the population (about 600,000 people) — and is the hub of the entire Fijian archipelago. It measures 146 kilometres (91 mi) long and 106 kilometres (66 mi) wide, and has an area of 10,389 square kilometres (4,011 sq mi). Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions account for ...
Website. fiji.gov.fj. Fiji [n 1] ( / ˈfiːdʒi / ⓘ FEE-jee, / fiːˈdʒiː / fee-JEE; [11] Fijian: Viti, [ˈβitʃi]; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, Fijī ), officially the Republic of Fiji, [n 2] is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about 1,100 nautical miles (2,000 km; 1,300 mi) north ...
UTC+12 (1200 GMT) Website. www .suvacity .org. Suva ( Fijian pronunciation: [ˈsuβa]; Fiji Hindi: सुवा) is the capital and largest city of Fiji. It is the home of the country's largest metropolitan area and serves as its major port. The city is located on the southeast coast of the island of Viti Levu, in Rewa Province, Central Division .
Topography of Fiji. Fiji is a group of volcanic islands in the South Pacific, lying about 4,450 kilometres (2,765 mi) southwest of Honolulu and 1,770 km (1,100 mi) north of New Zealand. Of the 332 islands and 522 smaller islets making up the archipelago, about 106 are permanently inhabited. [1] The total land size is 18,272 km 2 (7,055 sq mi).
Ovalau (pronounced ) is the sixth largest island in Fiji. It is located in Lomaiviti Archipelago . Situated at 17.70° South and 178.8° East, (60 km north east from the national capital Suva and 20 km off the east coast of Viti Levu ), the island is about 13 kilometers long and 10 kilometers wide.
Demographics. Population. 1200 (2014) Pop. density. 21.05/km 2 (54.52/sq mi) Ethnic groups. Native Fijians, Indo-Fijians ; other ( Asian, Europeans, other Pacific Islander) Map of Vanua Balavu. Vanua Balavu (pronounced [βaˈnua mbaˈlaβu]) is the third largest island in Fiji 's Lau archipelago, and the main island of the Northern Lau Group.
Ogea Levu (pronounced [oˈŋea ˈleβu]) is a coral island on a barrier reef in Fiji 's Southern Lau archipelago. With an area of 13.3 square kilometres (3,300 acres), it is situated at 19.18° South and 178.47° West, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) east of Fulaga. It has a maximum altitude of 82 metres (270 ft).
Robinson Crusoe Island is a tourism operation located off the southwest coast of the main island of Viti Levu, Fiji, [1] and has a history dating back 3,500 years. The island is located near Bourewa, an area that is believed to be the first site for human settlement in Fiji. [2] A pottery site found on the island has been dated back to 1500 BC. [3]
Fijians ( Fijian: iTaukei, lit. 'Owners [of the land]') are a nation and ethnic group native to Fiji, who speak Fijian and English and share a common history and culture. Fijians, or iTaukei, [8] are the major indigenous people of the Fiji Islands of Melanesia. Indigenous Fijians are believed to have arrived in Fiji from western Melanesia ...