Nairai
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Nairai is an island of Fiji
belonging to the Lomaiviti Archipelago. The island is of volcanic origin and has a land area of about 30 square kilometers. Its latitude
is 17°48'; its longitude
is 179°24'.
Its population of approx. 5000 ???? (more likely 500)Fijians lives in coastal villages. Economic activity is subsistence farming and fishing, one tourist resort is currently under construction. The island has no airport, transport is by local cargo vessels or small boats.
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...
belonging to the Lomaiviti Archipelago. The island is of volcanic origin and has a land area of about 30 square kilometers. 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°48'; 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 of approx. 5000 ???? (more likely 500)Fijians lives in coastal villages. Economic activity is subsistence farming and fishing, one tourist resort is currently under construction. The island has no airport, transport is by local cargo vessels or small boats.