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Vanua Levu

American  
[vuh-noo-uh lev-oo] / vəˈnu ə ˈlɛv u /

noun

  1. an island in the S Pacific, one of the Fiji Islands. 2,137 sq. mi. (5,535 sq. km).


Vanua Levu British  
/ vɑːˈnuːə ˈlɛvuː /

noun

  1. the second largest island of Fiji: mountainous. Area: 5535 sq km (2137 sq miles)

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From where the rattly pickup truck dropped us, it took nearly three hours to reach the summit of Seseleka, a mountain on the island of Vanua Levu in Fiji.

From Slate • Jun. 21, 2016

Most of the 650,000 metric tons on the island of Vanua Levu survived.

From Washington Times • Mar. 4, 2016

Last year the Kiribati government bought 20 sq km of land on Vanua Levu, one of the Fiji islands, in case its people cannot be moved internally.

From The Guardian • Oct. 6, 2015

Power, water, sewage and communications were still disrupted in many northern areas, but a key airport at Labasa in northern Vanua Levu had reopened for emergency supply flights.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 17, 2010

This profitable commodity brought Europeans and Americans first to the Sandalwood Coast on the west side of Vanua Levu.

From A Racial Study of the Fijians by Gabel, Norman E.