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  2. Viti Levu - Wikipedia

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    Viti Levu is believed to have been inhabited longer than the island of Vanua Levu, which lies to its north. According to oral tradition, the first Melanesian settlers landed at Vuda Point and established Viseisei as Fiji's first oldest settlement. There is archaeological evidence contradicting this account.

  3. Vanua Levu - Wikipedia

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    Vanua Levu (pronounced [βaˈnua ˈleβu], lit. ' Big Land ' , Hindi : वानुआ लेवु ), formerly known as Sandalwood Island , is the second largest island of Fiji . Located 64 kilometres (40 miles) to the north of the larger Viti Levu , the island has an area of 5,587.1 square kilometres (2,157.2 sq mi) and a population of ...

  4. Ndakunimba Stones - Wikipedia

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    Supposedly this island had a written language. After the island split apart, the men of Viti Levu tried to carry records of the language to the other half, now Vanua Levu, by loading monoliths with carved symbols into canoes. The canoes sank before reaching Vanua Levu, but were bound for a spot near Nadakunimba.

  5. Geography of Fiji - Wikipedia

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    Other islands and island groups, which cover just 12.5% of the land area and house some 16% of the population, include Taveuni southeast off Vanua Levu and Kadavu Island, south off Viti Levu (the third and fourth largest islands respectively), the Mamanuca Group (just off Nadi) and Yasawa Group (to the north of the Mamanucas), which are popular ...

  6. List of islands of Fiji - Wikipedia

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    The smallest is the Conway Reef Islands and Skerries, and the largest is the Vanua Levu Group. Table of Islands. Island ... Viti Levu: Suva: Ba, Lautoka, ...

  7. List of airports in Fiji - Wikipedia

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    The two major islands, Viti Levu and Vanua Levu, account for 87% of the population of almost 850,000. Fiji's capital and largest city is Suva , located on Viti Levu. Its major partners are Australia, New Zealand, United States, China, Japan, South Korea, India and other nations for its dependence of importation and exportation.

  8. Vatulele - Wikipedia

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    Vatulele is a raised coral limestone paradise that lies to the south of Fiji's main island of Viti Levu. Vatulele, often discussed but rarely visited, has figured prominently in Fijian legend because of its extraordinary red prawns. Known as ura-buta (cooked prawns) or uradamudamu (red prawn), they have to be seen to be believed.

  9. Taveuni - Wikipedia

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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.

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