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fiogf49gjkf0d GENERAL DESCRIPTION
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FIJI IS AN ARCHIPELAGO SURROUNDING THE KORO SEA IN THE
SOUTH PACIFIC ABOUT 2,100 KM NORTH OF AUCKLAND, NEW
ZEALAND. THE FIJI GROUP COMPRISES OVER 300 ISLANDS AND
ISLETS. THE LARGER MOUNTAINOUS ISLANDS ARE VOLCANIC IN
ORIGIN; THE SMALLER ONES ARE LOW BARRIER CORAL REEFS.
THE ISLANDS RANGE FROM THE 10,388 SQ KMS OF VITI LEVU TO
MERE ROCKS A FEW SQUARE METRES IN AREA. ON THE LARGER
ISLANDS, MOUNTAINS RISE SHARPLY FROM THE SHORE TO HEIGHTS
OF 1,200 METRES OR MORE. ON THE SOUTH EASTERN SIDE, THE
WARM WINDS RISE TO GIVE HEAVY RAINFALL, AND DENSE TROPICAL
FOREST COVERS THE LAND. INTERIOR LOWLANDS, SHELTERED BY
THE MOUNTAINS, HAVE LESS TIMBER; AND WELL-MARKED SEASONS
ARE IDEAL FOR CROPS SUCH AS SUGAR CANE.
VITI LEVU TO THE WEST IS THE LARGEST ISLAND AND VANUA LEVU
TO THE NORTH FOLLOWS WITH AN AREA OF 5,535 SQ KM. THE
HIGHEST PEAK IS MT.TOMANIVI, 1,323M, ON VITI LEVU.
THE LEVEL AREAS OF THE ISLANDS OCCUR IN THE VALLEYS OF THE
MAIN RIVERS - THE SIGATOKA, THE REWA, THE BA, AND THE
THE DREKETI. THE ISLANDS ARE SURROUNDED BY A SERIES OF
CORAL REEFS DANGEROUS TO SHIPPING.
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