Essay Archive - Fiji
Fiji
Fiji is located in the South Pacific Ocean. It is composed of about 330 islands and 500 more altolls, islets, and reefs. Fiji has two main islands. The island of Veta Levu (Big Fiji) makes up about one-half of Fiji’s area. Vanua Levu (Big Land) covers about one-third. Most of Fiji’s other islands are just sand piles on coral reefs. Suva is the capital of Fiji and also its largest city (Fiji, no pg. #).
Fiji legend says that the great chief Lutunasobasoba led his people to Fiji from across the ocean. Most people agree that settlers came into the Pacific from southeast As....
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