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Savusavu is located on Fiji's northern island of Vanua Levu. It can be reached by plane from Nadi (one hour) or by ferry from Suva or Lautoka (approx 12-hour trip). It is famous for its hot springs, located mostly opposite the Hot Springs Hotel – although at low tide the steam from numerous smaller outlets all along the foreshore can be seen.
As a result, ferry sailings are often disrupted and Cook Strait is regarded as one of the most dangerous and unpredictable waters in the world. [citation needed] In 1962 the first ferry service to allow railway carriages, cars and trucks began with GMV Aramoana. [31] In 1994 the first fast-ferry service began operation across Cook Strait.
Nausori International Airport (IATA: SUV, ICAO: NFNA), also known as Luvuluvu, is the secondary international airport in Fiji, behind Nadi International Airport. It is situated in Nausori on the southeastern side of Viti Levu (Fiji's main island). Nausori Airport is roughly 23 km (14 mi) (45 minute drive) from Fiji's capital city, Suva.
After the war ended, control of Nadi Airport was handed over to New Zealand on 20 December 1946, and the Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand began operations from Nadi in 1947. At independence in 1970, the Fijian government began participating in the organisation of Nadi Airport, before full control was handed over in 1979. [citation needed]
Ferry and bus at the port of Nabouwalu. The island's main population centres are the towns of Labasa, in the north, and Savusavu, located at the foot of the peninsula. Labasa, with a population of 28,500 at the 2010 census, has a large Indian community, and is a major centre of Fiji's sugar industry.
Savusavu Airport (IATA: SVU, ICAO: NFNS) is the fourth largest airport in Fiji, located near Savusavu, [1] a town in the province of Cakaudrove on the island of Vanua Levu in Fiji. It is operated by Airports Fiji Limited.
HSC Manannan is a 96-metre (315 ft) wave-piercing high-speed catamaran car ferry built by Incat, Australia in 1998.After commercial service in Australia and New Zealand, she was chartered to the US military as Joint Venture (HSV-X1).
Ba (Fijian pronunciation:) is a province of Fiji, occupying the north-western sector of Viti Levu, Fiji's largest island.It is one of fourteen provinces in the nation of Fiji, and one of eight based in Viti Levu.