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'''Naigani''' ({{IPA-fj|naiˈŋani}}, also known as '''Naingani''' in English)<ref name="nga"/> is an island in [[Fiji]]'s [[Tailevu Province]], {{convert|8|km|mi|sigfig=1}} north-west of [[Ovalau (Fiji)|Ovalau]].<ref name="fbc">{{cite web |last1=Boila |first1=Sainiani |title=Transportation of produce a major issue for Naigani islanders |url=https://www.fbcnews.com.fj/news/transportation-of-produce-to-the-market-a-major-issue-for-naigani-islanders/ |website=[[Fiji Broadcasting Corporation]] News |access-date=6 July 2023 |date=2 February 2020}}</ref><ref name="nga"/> It is also about {{convert|10|km|mi|sigfig=1}} from [[Tailevu Point]] on the main island of [[Viti Levu]].<ref name="dd"/><ref name="nga">{{cite book |title=Pub. 126 Sailing Directions (Enroute) Pacific Islands |date=2017 |publisher=[[National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency]] |location=Springfield, Virginia |page=89 |edition=12 |url=https://msi.nga.mil/api/publications/download?key=16694491/SFH00000/Pub126bk.pdf&type=view |access-date=24 July 2023}}</ref> It has a land area of {{convert|1.9|km2|mi2}}.<ref name="dd"/> The island's maximum height is {{convert|184|m|feet}}.<ref name="nga"/> |
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There is a single small coastal village named Navitilevu, where around 50 people live in 17 households.<ref name="dd">{{cite journal |last1=Ramoli |first1=A. |last2=Nunn |first2=Patrick D. |title=Naigani Island and its historical connections with Ovalau and Moturiki Islands: convergences between legend and fact |journal=Domodomo (Scholarly Journal of the Fiji Museum) |date=2001 |volume=13 |pages=19–28 |url=https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Patrick-Nunn-2/publication/247769057_Naigani_Island_and_its_historical_connections_with_Ovalau_and_Moturiki_Islands_convergences_between_legend_and_fact/links/56f1dd1108ae1cb29a3d1c0c/Naigani-Island-and-its-historical-connections-with-Ovalau-and-Moturiki-Islands-convergences-between-legend-and-fact.pdf |access-date=26 July 2023 |issn=0257-1668}}</ref><ref name="fbc"/> Naigani Island Resort is located on the island.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Eagles |first1=Jim |title=Fiji: Ancient tales of cannibals and conquest |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/fiji-ancient-tales-of-cannibals-and-conquest/N7G6HCESJI5VIQZSWEYMEIWFS4/ |website=[[NZ Herald]] |access-date=7 July 2023 |date=9 October 2020}}</ref> |
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'''Naigani''' ({{pronounced|naiŋani}}) is an island in [[Fiji]]'s [[Tailevu]] [[Local government of Fiji|Province]], eight kilometers north-west of [[Ovalau]]. It is also about 10 kilometers from [[Tailevu Point]] on the main island of [[Viti Levu]]. |
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Latest revision as of 13:07, 26 July 2023
Naigani (Fijian pronunciation: [naiˈŋani], also known as Naingani in English)[1] is an island in Fiji's Tailevu Province, 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-west of Ovalau.[2][1] It is also about 10 kilometres (6 mi) from Tailevu Point on the main island of Viti Levu.[3][1] It has a land area of 1.9 square kilometres (0.73 sq mi).[3] The island's maximum height is 184 metres (604 ft).[1]
There is a single small coastal village named Navitilevu, where around 50 people live in 17 households.[3][2] Naigani Island Resort is located on the island.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Pub. 126 Sailing Directions (Enroute) Pacific Islands (12 ed.). Springfield, Virginia: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017. p. 89. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ a b Boila, Sainiani (2 February 2020). "Transportation of produce a major issue for Naigani islanders". Fiji Broadcasting Corporation News. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ a b c Ramoli, A.; Nunn, Patrick D. (2001). "Naigani Island and its historical connections with Ovalau and Moturiki Islands: convergences between legend and fact" (PDF). Domodomo (Scholarly Journal of the Fiji Museum). 13: 19–28. ISSN 0257-1668. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ Eagles, Jim (9 October 2020). "Fiji: Ancient tales of cannibals and conquest". NZ Herald. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
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