Castaway Island Fiji Webcam
Harbor
Fiji is an island nation in the South Pacific Ocean east of Vanuatu, west of Tonga and south of Tuvalu. The country occupies an archipelago of about 322 islands, of which 106 are permanently inhabited, and 522 islets.
Pottery excavated from Fijian towns shows that Fiji was settled before or around 1000 BC, although the question of Pacific migration still lingers. The Dutch explorer Abel Tasman visited Fiji in 1643 while looking for the Great Southern Continent.
The population of Fiji is mostly made up of native Fijians, who are Melanesians , although a few also have Polynesian ancestry, and Indo-Fijians . There is also a small but significant group of descendants of indentured labourers from Solomon Islands.
Fijians were described by the Cook expedition as formidable warriors and ferocious cannibals, builders of the finest vessels in the Pacific, but not great sailors.
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SUNRISE PROJECT
The Sunrise Project was created to track the most favorable locations around the world for watching a sunrise. For more background see the Sunrise Project Blog:
http://sn00p.wordpress.com/
This map is in memory of my beloved god-daughter Adrienne, who inspired me to explore new horizons, encouraged me to persist through all life's difficulties, but most of all, taught me the importance of love.