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Taveuni

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Taveuni
NASA Space Shuttle image of Taveuni. Top of image is NW.
Geography
LocationFiji, Melanesia
Coordinates16°48′S 180°00′E / 16.800°S 180.000°E / -16.800; 180.000Coordinates: 16°48′S 180°00′E / 16.800°S 180.000°E / -16.800; 180.000
ArchipelagoVanua Levu Group
Adjacent bodies of waterKoro Sea
Area434 km2 (168 sq mi)[1]
Area rank3rd
Length42 km (26.1 mi)
Width10–14 km (6.2–8.7 mi)
Highest elevation1,241 m (4072 ft)
Highest pointMount Uluigalau
Administration
Fiji
DivisionNorthern
ProvinceCakaudrove
Largest settlementWaiyevo

Taveuni e ikatolu ni yanuyanu levu duadua ena Viti, oti Viti Levu kei Vanua Levu, kei na kena levu taucoko ni qele e 434 kilomita vakarivirivi (168 maile vakarivirivi). Na yanuyanu vaka-siga, e dua na volukila levu ni isasabai ka tubu cake mai na fuloa ni Wasa Pasifika e tiko ena 6.5 kilomita (4.0 maile) ena tokalau kei Vanua Levu, ena tai kadua ni Sala qiqo Somosomo. E nona na Vanua Levu Ilawalawa ni yanuyanu kei e tiki ni Yasana Cakaudrove e Viti ena loma ni Wasewase Vualiku.

E na iwiliwili ni tamata ni yanuyanu e vakadeitaki ni tiko ena maliwa ni 12,000 ki 20,000 oqo, ka kena i wiliwili vakamatanitu e 13,774 ena wili lewenivanua e Viti ena 2017. E sivia na 80% lewe ni yanuyanu era itaukei ni Viti.

Veitikina

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  1. Gillespie, Rosemary G.; D. A. Clague (2009). Encyclopedia of Islands. University of California Press. p. 299. ISBN 978-0520256491.