Viti Levu

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 Islands. On Viti Levu are Suva, 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.

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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.

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Viti Levu

the largest island of Fiji: mountainous. Chief town (and capital of the state): Suva. Pop.: 340 560 (latest est.). Area: 10 386 sq. km (4010 sq. miles)

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Viti Levu 

an island in the Pacific Ocean, the largest of the Fiji Islands. Area, 10,500 sq km. Population, over 200,000 (1966). Of continental origin. The folded crystalline rocks of the island are covered by lava. There are still some volcanic cones (altitude, 1,322 m), which form a mountainous relief. There are frequent earthquakes. The island is surrounded by coral reefs. The climate is moist tropical. The windward sides of the southeastern slopes are covered with a moist tropical forest with valuable trees. The lee side is covered by savannas. There are plantations of sugarcane, banana, cotton, and coconut palm. Gold and manganese ore are mined; there is a timber industry. The principal city and port is Suva.