Namotu

Namotu
Interactive map of Namotu
Geography
LocationSouth Pacific
Coordinates17°50′39″S 177°10′51″E / 17.8442088°S 177.1808964°E / -17.8442088; 177.1808964
ArchipelagoMamanuca Islands[1]
Administration
DivisionWestern
ProvinceNadroga-Navosa Province
DistrictMalolo
Demographics
Populationunknown
Additional information
Official websiteOfficial

Namotu Island is one of the few hundreds of islands that make up the country of Fiji. It is in the southernmost part of the chain of islands called the Mamanuca Islands, which are just west of Nadi.

Namotu is located south of Malolo Lailai and northwest of Tavarua and just off the western coast of the main island of Fiji known as Viti Levu. Namotu Island Resort, a haven for tourists, lies about five nautical miles west of Viti Levu. It is owned by Fiji Traditional Owners; including the villages of Yako, Momi and Nabila. The resort on Namotu is a privately operated company.

History

In July 1840 the Wilkes Expedition named this island after Richard Russell Waldron, purser, USS Vincennes.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ^ Kumar, Lalit (31 January 2020). Climate Change and Impacts in the Pacific. Springer Nature. p. 68. ISBN 978-3-030-32878-8. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  2. ^ Charles Wilkes, Narrative of the United States exploring expedition: During the ..., Volume 3, p.286 at: http://www.geology.19thcenturyscience.org/books/1845-Wilkes-Expedition/Vol-III/PDFpages/1845-Wilkes-Expedition-III-0286.pdf accessed 29 March 2014
  3. ^ Findlay, Alexander George (1851). A Directory for the Navigation of the Pacific Ocean: The islands, etc., of the Pacific Ocean. R.H. Laurie.
  4. ^ "Waldron Island (Waldronisland) Map, Weather and Photos - Fiji: island - Lat:-17.85 and Long:177.183". www.getamap.net. Retrieved 2023-09-04.

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