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BRITISH

British See also:

COLONY (Lat. colonia, from colonus, a cultivator)

colony consisting of an See also:

ARCHIPELAGO

archipelago in the Pacific Ocean, the most important in See also:

Polynesia, between 15° and 2o° S., and on and about the See also:

meridian of 18o°. The islands number about 250, of which some 8o are inhabited. The See also:

TOTAL

total See also:

LAND

land See also:

AREA

area is 7435 sq. m. (thus roughly equalling that of See also:

WALES (Cymru, Gwalia, Cambria)

Wales), and the See also:

POPULATION (Lat. populus, people; populare, to populate)

population is about 121,000. The See also:

PRINCIPAL

principal See also:

ISLAND (O.E. ieg =isle, +land')

island is Viti Levu, 98 m. in length (E. to W.) and 67 in extreme breadth, with an area of 4112 sq. m. See also:

FORTY

Forty See also:

MILES, NELSON APPLETON (1839— )

miles N.E. lies Vanua Levu, measuring 117 M. by 30, with an area of 2432 sq. m. See also:

Close off the See also:

south-eastern See also:

SHORE

shore of Vanua Levu is Taviuni, 26 m. in length by to in breadth; Kandavu or Kadavu, 36 m. See also:

long and very narrow, is 41 M. S. of Viti Levu, and the three other See also:

main islands, lying See also:

east of Viti Levu in the Koro See also:

Sea, are Koro, Ngau or See also:

GAU, JOHN (c. 1495–? 1553)

Gau, and Ovalau. South-east from Vanua Levu a See also:

LOOP

loop of islets extends nearly to 2o° S., enclosing the Koro Sea. See also:

North-See also:

west of Viti Levu lies another See also:

CHAIN (through the O. Fr. citable, chcene, &c., from Lat. catena)

chain, the Yasawa or western See also:

GROUP

group; and, finally, the colony includes the island of See also:

ROTUMAH (Rotuma, Rotuam or Grenville)

Rotumah (q.v.), 300 M. N.W. by N. of Vanua Levu. The formation of the larger islands is volcanic, their See also:

SURFACE

surface rugged, their vegetation luxuriant, and their See also:

APPEARANCE (from Lat. apparere, to appear)

appearance very 1 The notation n! denotes the product I.2.3....

It, and is termed " factorial n."beautiful; their hills rise often above 3000, and, in the See also:

case of a few summits, above 4000 ft., and they contrast strongly with the See also:

low See also:

CORAL

coral formation of the smaller members of the group. There is not much level See also:

COUNTRY (from the Mid. Eng. contre or contrie, and O. Fr. cuntree; Late Lat. contrata, showing the derivation from contra, opposite, over against, thus the tract of land which fronts the sight, cf. Ger. Gegend, neighbourhood)

country, except in the coral islets, and certain See also:

rich tracts along the coasts of the two large islands, especially near the mouths of the See also:

rivers. The large islands have a considerable extent of undulating country, dry and open on their See also:

lee sides. Streams and rivers are abundant, the latter very large in proportion to the See also:

SIZE

size of the islands, affording a waterway to the rich districts along their See also:

banks. These and the extensive mud flats and deltas at their mouths are often flooded, by which their fertility is increased, though at a heavy cost to the See also:

CULTIVATOR

cultivator. The See also:

REWA, or RIWA

Rewa, debouching through a wide See also:

DELTA (from the shape of the Gr. letter A, delta, originally used of the mouth of the Nile)

delta at the south-east of Viti Levu, is navigable for small vessels for 40 M. There are also in this island the Navua and Sigatoka (flowing S.), the See also:

NANDI

Nandi (W.), and the Ba (N.W.). The Dreketi, flowing W., o hThihombia ;_~—i,al See also:

LOO (formerly called " Lanterloo," Fr. lanturlu, the refrain of a popular 17th-century song)

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Vane. G o :.:,. Nalnpan Jpl Waja Mo g o tefeoge ue K o r o ThithiaU ~. `Mbat5fa QNbirat .. aQe :bau l.¢BaY Naiau, K See also:

Page - s,.. icoco Yaeeaoi furo as ,be~,b Lakemba See also:

AST, GEORG ANTON FRIEDRICH (1778-1841)

ast u `.. L1 S e a V.W. . 'P benob pn eg See also:

VENUS

Venus See also:

Ate' C OneNa ° Moala °''oto Peetepe passage qq . oxaeh. Vanua-tole V•I Towmanhf.0lorua• X.ironl t+ .t See also:

ASTROLABE (from Gr. liar pop, star, and Aa(3eiv, to take)

Astrolabe See also:

REEF (1)

Reef f5 0000 4T'CAMtach e.°ga.. eta uMua,:6Ner0.

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