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Taveuni (pronounced ) is the third-largest island in Fiji, after Viti Levu and Vanua Levu, with a total land area of 434 square kilometres (168 square miles).The cigar-shaped island, a massive shield volcano which rises from the floor of the Pacific Ocean, is situated 6.5 kilometres (4.0 miles) east of Vanua Levu, across the Somosomo Strait.
Somosomo (Fijian pronunciation:) is a chiefly village in Taveuni, which is the island where the International Date Line crosses on land in Fiji. This island is part of the Cakaudrove Province and the holders of the title of Tui Cakau, [2] the Paramount Chief of the Tovata Confederacy, are historically and traditionally linked to this village.
Tourists came to Taveuni to see the World Heritage Park which is located in Bouma. Among these there are cascading waterfalls in Bouma and Lavena and a natural waterslide, blow holes, lagoons, the famous Rainbow Reef, the great white wall dive , the location of the second Blue Lagoon Movie , Somosomo Straits and scenic lookouts.
Cakaudrove (Fijian pronunciation: [ðaˈkɔuɳɖʳove]) is one of fourteen provinces of Fiji, and one of three based principally on the northern island of Vanua Levu, occupying the south-eastern third of the island and including the nearby islands of Taveuni, Rabi, Kioa, and numerous other islands in the Vanua Levu Group.
Mount Uluiqalau is the highest mountain on the island of Taveuni in Fiji. It is 1,241 meters or 4,072 feet high and also the second highest mountain in the Fiji group ...
Medinilla waterhousei, commonly known as tagimaucia or tagimoucia ([ˈtaŋimouðia], tahng-ee-mow-theea), is a species of flowering plant in the family Melastomataceae which is endemic to the highland rainforest of the Fijian island of Taveuni. It is a liana bearing crimson and white flowers in 30 cm-long hanging clusters.
Thomas Jefferson University is apologizing after the names of graduates from the nursing program were unrecognizably pronounced at their commencement, as seen in viral videos.
Qamea lies some 2.5 kilometers east of Thurston Point and covers an area of 34 square kilometers. Its length is 10 kilometers; its width varies from a few hundred meters to five kilometers.