Nananu-i-Cake

Nananu-i-Cake
Waters	Pacific Ocean
Archipelago	Viti Levu Group , Fiji
Geographical location	17 ° 19 ′ S , 178 ° 14 ′ E Coordinates: 17 ° 19 ′ S , 178 ° 14 ′ E
surface	2.23 km²

Nananu-i-Cake is an island in the Fiji Islands within the Viti Levu Group and is located north of the main island Viti Levu .

Surname

The name Nananu-i-Cake means in Fiji translated daydream updraft . The island is also known by names such as Ananugata , Nananugata , Yananu and, in the outdated spelling, Nananu-i-Thake .

geography

The island is located 1 km north of the village of Ellington Wharf on the northern tip of the main island of Viti Levu, from where it can be reached by boat, and southeast of Nananu-i-Ra .

history

In 1974, Sir Harold Mitchell from the United Kingdom visited the island nation of Fiji and bought the islands of Nananu-i-Cake and Mabua as a retreat . Because of his position as vice chairman of the Conservative Party under Winston Churchill and his social and political status, famous people came to visit and spent a few nights on the island. For many of these visitors, memorial trees were planted that can still be seen today.

Nananu-i-Cake is part of the Western Division administrative district .

Worth seeing

Evidence of the moka , stone formations built in tidal areas to catch fish at low tide, and ring-shaped ramparts made of volcanic rock can be found on the island .

Individual evidence

↑ Nananu-i-cake (Nananuicake) Map, Weather and Photos - Fiji: island - Lat: -17.3167 and Long: 178.233. In: getamap.net. Retrieved December 8, 2017 .
^ Romesh Navaratnarajah: Fiji island on the market for US $ 10 million . propertyguru.com, October 12, 2012 ( com.sg ).
^ John Morrison, Paul Geraghty, Linda Crowl (eds.): Science of Pacific Island Peoples: Land use and agriculture . editorips@usp.ac.fj, 1994, ISBN 978-982-02-0105-7 , pp. 163–166 with illustrations ( books.google.ca ).

[1] Nananu-i-cake (Nananuicake) Map, Weather and Photos - Fiji: island - Lat: -17.3167 and Long: 178.233. In: getamap.net. Retrieved December 8, 2017 .

[2] Romesh Navaratnarajah: Fiji island on the market for US $ 10 million . propertyguru.com, October 12, 2012 ( com.sg ).

[3] John Morrison, Paul Geraghty, Linda Crowl (eds.): Science of Pacific Island Peoples: Land use and agriculture . editorips@usp.ac.fj, 1994, ISBN 978-982-02-0105-7 , pp. 163–166 with illustrations ( books.google.ca ).