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1 day ago · Fiji is a country and archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean. It surrounds the Koro Sea about 1,300 miles (2,100 km) north of Auckland, New Zealand. It consists of some 300 islands (about 100 of which are inhabited) and 540 islets. The capital, Suva, is on the southeast coast of the largest island, Viti Levu.
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Fiji - Melanesian, Indian, Pacific: Fiji’s mixed ethnicity...
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Fiji - Melanesian, Colonialism, Independence: When Fiji’s...
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Economy of Fiji. Fiji has a market economy based primarily...
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4 days ago · In this chapter, beginning with William Bligh, the infamous master of the Resolution who recorded the first words of the Fijian language, Dr. Schutz narrates how other explorers, traders and missionaries became the first philologists. It remained for one of Cook’s own officers, William Bligh, master of the Resolution on the third voyage, to ...
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5 days ago · Explorers encounter the Fijian Language — Chapter and Verse. Like the Europeans’ first sighting of the Fiji Islands, or their first glimpse of the people, their first encounter with the Fijian language was only in passing—the few words that William Anderson recorded from Fijian speakers in Tonga. But before we discuss the first Fijian ...
1 day ago · The Sigatoka Sand Dunes archaeological site, located on the southwest coast of Viti Levu, Fiji Islands , is of great importance in defining Fijian and Pacific prehistory . The site (VL16/1) is part of an extensive parabolic dune system, covering an area over 5 km long and 20 to 60 m high, east of the mouth of the Sigatoka River.
4 days ago · Apocalypse now? The Fate of World War II Sites on the Central Pacific Islands. CRM Bulletin: A National Park Service Technical Bulletin 15(2): 15-22. Lal, B.V. 1992. Broken Waves: A History of the Fiji Islands in the Twentieth Century. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu. National Trust of Fiji, The Big Guns of Momi, Youtube, https://youtu.be ...
3 days ago · About Levuka & Ovalau. Levuka, the site of Fiji’s first capital, is located on Ovalau the principal island of the Lomaiviti group. Ovalau (pronounced O-vah-lau), only 13 kilometers long and 11 kilometers wide, is located off the eastern coast of Viti Levu. Of volcanic origin, the island is high, rugged and covered with dense vegetation.
4 days ago · Fiji only gained independence from Britain in 1970, but it’s most definitely its own country now. And yes, if you’re wondering, Fiji water really does come from Fiji! First stop: The Sheraton Denarau. For our stay, we chose three hotels on two islands so that we could thoroughly explore Fiji and its many delights.
