Taveuni
Sign in to saveTaveuni (pronounced ) is the third-largest island in Fiji, after Viti Levu and Vanua Levu, with a total land area of . The cigar-shaped island, a massive shield volcano which rises from the floor of the Pacific Ocean, is situated east of Vanua Levu, across the Somosomo Strait. It belongs to the Vanua Levu Group of islands and is part of Fiji's Cakaudrove Province within the Northern Division.
Key facts
- Islands.name
- Taveuni
- Islands.image_name
- TaveuniNASA.jpg
- Islands.image_caption
- NASA Space Shuttle image of Taveuni. Top of image is NW.
- Islands.location
- South Pacific Ocean
- Islands.pushpin_map
- Fiji#Oceania
- Islands.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Fiji
- Islands.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Islands.archipelago
- Vanua Levu Group
- Islands.waterbody
- Koro Sea
- Islands.area_km2
- 434
- Islands.rank
- 3rd
- Islands.length_km
- 42
- Islands.width_min_km
- 10
- Islands.width_max_km
- 14
- Islands.elevation_m
- 1241
- Islands.highest_mount
- Mount Uluigalau
- Islands.country
- Fiji
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_1
- Division
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Article
15 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Settlements
- Climate
- History
- Recent
- Flora and fauna
- Economy
- Transportation
- Language
- Notable Taveunians
- Cultural references
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Taveuni (pronounced ) is the third-largest island in Fiji, after Viti Levu and Vanua Levu, with a total land area of . The cigar-shaped island, a massive shield volcano which rises from the floor of the Pacific Ocean, is situated east of Vanua Levu, across the Somosomo Strait. It belongs to the Vanua Levu Group of islands and is part of Fiji's Cakaudrove Province within the Northern Division.
The island's population is estimated to be between 12,000 and 20,000, with the official estimate being 13,774 in the 2017 Fijian census. Over 80% of the island's population are indigenous Fijians.