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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 story of Baker's death is the basis for Jack London's short story "The Whale Tooth". [7] [8]In 1983, the American malacologist Alan Solem named the genus Vatusila "after the Fijian tribe (located at the headwaters of the Sigatoka River) that killed and ate Rev. Thomas Baker, a Wesleyan missionary, on July 21, 1867."
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 group had an aggregate area of 10,453 square kilometres (4,036 sq mi), and a population of 574,801 at the 1996 census.. The outlying islands include:
It consists of three provinces in western and northern Viti Levu, namely Ba Province, Nadroga-Navosa Province, and Ra Province. [2] The largest city and capital is Lautoka. [1] It also includes a few outlying islands, including the Yasawa Islands, Viwa Island, and Mamanuca Islands.
The genus Levu and the type species Levu vitiensis have been named after the Fijian island Viti Levu, the locality of the type. Actually, in Fijian, "levu" means big (Viti Levu = big land), a grand name for a group of tiny insects. A total of 34 species of Levu have been described (as of 2024), most of them restricted to a few islands. [2]
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.
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).