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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).
The first Fiji expedition by the United States was in October 1855 during the civil war on the islands. In response to the alleged arson attacks on the American commercial agent in Lautoka, Viti Levu, the navy sent a warship to demand compensation for the attack from Seru Epenisa Cakobau, the Vunivalu of Bau and self-proclaimed Tui Viti (King of Fiji).
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]
The first three-quarters of the 19th century were marked by tribal warfare, incursions from neighbouring Tonga, and the increasing encroachment of foreign powers.This period also saw the rise of a warlord by the name of Seru Epenisa Cakobau, who forged the first nation-state covering all of modern Fiji (except the island of Rotuma) in 1871, before ceding it to the United Kingdom in 1874.
Viti Levu East Maritime Indian Communal is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 19 communal constituencies reserved for Indo-Fijians. Established by the 1997 Constitution , it came into being in 1999 and was used for the parliamentary elections of 1999 , 2001 , and 2006 .
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Cakobau was given a $4 tinsel crown to go with his self-assumed title of Tui Viti. [26] Flag of the Confederacy of Independent Kingdoms of Fiji, 1865–1867. With the demand for land high, the white planters started to push into the hilly interior of Viti Levu, the largest island in the archipelago. This put them into direct confrontation with ...
The 1953 Suva earthquake occurred on 14 September at 00:26 UTC near Suva, Fiji, just off the southeast shore of Viti Levu. This earthquake had an estimated magnitude of M s 6.8 and M w 6.4. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] The earthquake triggered a coral reef platform collapse and a submarine landslide that caused a tsunami .