Moturiki
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Moturiki is an island
belonging to Fiji
's Lomaiviti Archipelago. Covering an area of 10.4 square kilometers, it is situated at 17.45° South and 178.44° East.
The island is inhabited by about 2000 Fijians living in 9 villages. Daku, Naicabecabe, Nasauvuki, Nasesara, Niubasaga, Savuna, Uluibau, Yanuca,and Wawa
Moturiki is of great archaeological interest. Important discoveries include the earliest Lapita
sites of Fiji as well as the oldest human skeleton found in Fiji (dating about 3000 years).
Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
belonging to 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...
's Lomaiviti Archipelago. Covering an area of 10.4 square kilometers, it is situated at 17.45° South and 178.44° East.
The island is inhabited by about 2000 Fijians living in 9 villages. Daku, Naicabecabe, Nasauvuki, Nasesara, Niubasaga, Savuna, Uluibau, Yanuca,and Wawa
Moturiki is of great archaeological interest. Important discoveries include the earliest Lapita
Lapita
Lapita is a term applied to an ancient Pacific Ocean archaeological culture which is believed by many archaeologists to be the common ancestor of several cultures in Polynesia, Micronesia, and some coastal areas of Melanesia...
sites of Fiji as well as the oldest human skeleton found in Fiji (dating about 3000 years).