Koro Island
Encyclopedia
Koro is a volcanic
island of Fiji
that forms part of the Lomaiviti Archipelago. The Koro Sea
is named after this volcanic island, which has a chain of basalt
ic cinder cone
s extending from north to south along its crest. With a land area of 108.9 square kilometers (42.1 square Miles), it is the sixth largest island of Fiji. Its latitude
is 17.18°; its longitude
is 179.24°. Its population in 1960 was around 2500. As of 2007 around 4500 Fijians lived on the island, in 14 villages. A roll-on, roll-off ferry services Koro twice weekly from Suva, and also connects Koro to Vanua Levu to the North. Northern Air provides one scheduled flight per week to Koro, usually on Saturday from Suva.
The island has an airport, situated on its eastern coast. On its northwestern tip is situated the Dere Bay Resort http://www.derebayresort.com and the Koro Beach Resorthttp://www.korobeachresort.com. A residential subdivision, Koro Seaview Estateshttp://www.koroseaviewestates.com, was established around Dere Bay Resort in 1989 and about 60 homes have been established in the development as of 2009, including a re-constructed 300 year old home imported from Java, Indonesia. Copra and Dalo are the main exports on the island. The village of Nacamaki on the northern side of the island does a traditional turtle calling ceremony during which villagers chant songs and turtles rise to the surfacehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bd75u3yceZw. economic activities
. The island has several small medical stations and schools up to High school. A Western Union and a Post office are also on the island.
The short-lived 2002 U.S.
reality show
Under One Roof was filmed on Koro Island. Koro Island will be featured on Home and Garden TV's International House Hunters in 2009. The episode was filmed in May of 2009.
Volcano
2. Bedrock3. Conduit 4. Base5. Sill6. Dike7. Layers of ash emitted by the volcano8. Flank| 9. Layers of lava emitted by the volcano10. Throat11. Parasitic cone12. Lava flow13. Vent14. Crater15...
island of Fiji
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
that forms part of the Lomaiviti Archipelago. The Koro Sea
Koro Sea
The Koro Sea or Sea of Koro is a sea in the Pacific Ocean between Viti Levu island, Fiji to the west and the Lau Islands to the east, surrounded by the islands of the Fijian archipelago.It is named after Koro Island.- References :...
is named after this volcanic island, which has a chain of basalt
Basalt
Basalt is a common extrusive volcanic rock. It is usually grey to black and fine-grained due to rapid cooling of lava at the surface of a planet. It may be porphyritic containing larger crystals in a fine matrix, or vesicular, or frothy scoria. Unweathered basalt is black or grey...
ic cinder cone
Cinder cone
According to the , Cinder Cone is the proper name of 1 cinder cone in Canada and 7 cinder cones in the United States:In Canada: Cinder Cone In the United States:...
s extending from north to south along its crest. With a land area of 108.9 square kilometers (42.1 square Miles), it is the sixth largest island of Fiji. Its latitude
Latitude
In geography, the latitude of a location on the Earth is the angular distance of that location south or north of the Equator. The latitude is an angle, and is usually measured in degrees . The equator has a latitude of 0°, the North pole has a latitude of 90° north , and the South pole has a...
is 17.18°; its longitude
Longitude
Longitude is a geographic coordinate that specifies the east-west position of a point on the Earth's surface. It is an angular measurement, usually expressed in degrees, minutes and seconds, and denoted by the Greek letter lambda ....
is 179.24°. Its population in 1960 was around 2500. As of 2007 around 4500 Fijians lived on the island, in 14 villages. A roll-on, roll-off ferry services Koro twice weekly from Suva, and also connects Koro to Vanua Levu to the North. Northern Air provides one scheduled flight per week to Koro, usually on Saturday from Suva.
The island has an airport, situated on its eastern coast. On its northwestern tip is situated the Dere Bay Resort http://www.derebayresort.com and the Koro Beach Resorthttp://www.korobeachresort.com. A residential subdivision, Koro Seaview Estateshttp://www.koroseaviewestates.com, was established around Dere Bay Resort in 1989 and about 60 homes have been established in the development as of 2009, including a re-constructed 300 year old home imported from Java, Indonesia. Copra and Dalo are the main exports on the island. The village of Nacamaki on the northern side of the island does a traditional turtle calling ceremony during which villagers chant songs and turtles rise to the surfacehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bd75u3yceZw. economic activities
Economy of Fiji
Endowed with forest, mineral, and fish resources, Fiji is one of the most developed of the Pacific island economies, though it remains a developing country with a large subsistence agriculture sector. Agriculture accounts for 18 % of Gross Domestic Product, although it employs some 70 % of the...
. The island has several small medical stations and schools up to High school. A Western Union and a Post office are also on the island.
The short-lived 2002 U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
reality show
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
Under One Roof was filmed on Koro Island. Koro Island will be featured on Home and Garden TV's International House Hunters in 2009. The episode was filmed in May of 2009.