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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 ...
Mount Nasorolevu is the highest mountain on the island of Vanua Levu in Fiji. At 3,385 feet or 1,032 meters, it is the fourth highest peak of Fiji. It is located at Latitude: -16.6167 and Longitude: 179.4. Sharon Wild is the first woman to reach the peak.
The dry forests are in the rain shadow of Viti Levu and Vanua Levu's central mountains, which intercept the prevailing southeast trade winds. [1] The Fijian islands are mostly volcanic in origin, with areas of uplifted coral limestone and sedimentary rock. The islands emerged from the sea between 5 and 20 million years ago. [1]
Fiji has more than 300 islands. Viti Levu and Vanua Levu are the largest, and together comprise 78% of Fiji's land area. The highest peak in Fiji is Mount Tomanivi (1,324 m) on Viti Levu. The islands are volcanic in origin, formed by the subduction of the Pacific Plate under the Australian Plate. The islands emerged from the sea 5 to 20 million ...
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 ...
The Gnauna Vinaka Passing the Island of Tavea. Mountains of Vanua-Levu in the distance (June 1853, X, p.67) [1] Viti Levu island with Tavua at the top. Tavua (Fijian pronunciation:) is a town in Fiji, 91 kilometres from Nadi and 9 kilometres from the gold mining settlement of Vatukoula. It was formally incorporated as a Town in 1992 with the ...
The Vanua Levu Group is an archipelago in northern Fiji. It takes its name from its predominant island, Vanua Levu. Among the other island in the group, the most important is Taveuni. Other islands in the group include Laucala, Matagi, Namena Lala, Qamea, Rabi, Vorovoro and Yadua Tabu.
This is a list of islands of Fiji. Fiji is an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean. It is split into 9 separate geographic island groups. The smallest is the Conway Reef Islands and Skerries, and the largest is the Vanua Levu Group.