Viti Levu (vē`tē lā`v

) or Naviti Levu (nä–), volcanic island, 4,010 sq mi (10,386 sq km), S Pacific, largest and most important of the Fiji Fiji (fē`jē) or Viti
..... Click the link for more information. Islands. On Viti Levu are Suva Suva (s

`vä), city (1993 est. pop.
..... Click the link for more information. , the capital and chief port of Fiji, and Lautoka, an important town. Tomaniivi, or Mt. Victoria (c.4,340 ft/1,320 m), the highest peak in Fiji, is on the island. Sugarcane, pineapples, rice, coconuts, and cotton are the major products; tourism, sugar milling, and gold mining are also important industries. Sugar and copra are the chief exports.

Viti Levu

Island (pop., including adjacent islands, 1996: 594,791), Fiji, South Pacific Ocean. The country's largest island, it has an area of 4,011 sq mi (10,388 sq km). Suva, the Fijian capital, is situated on the island's southeastern coast. It was sighted by Capt. William Bligh in 1789. A central mountain range divides the island into wet and dry sections. Mount Tomanivi, the highest point in Fiji, rises 4,341 ft (1,323 m). Islanders grow sugar, pineapples, cotton, rice, and tobacco. There is a goldfield in the north-central part of the island.