Ogea Levu
Encyclopedia
Ogea Levu is a coral
island on a barrier reef in Fiji
's Southern Lau
archipelago
. With an area of 13.3 square kilometers, it is situated at 19.18° South and 178.47° East, 10 kilometers east of Fulaga
. It has a maximum altitude
of 82 meters.
The people of Ogea are known for their happy and carefree approach to life, and love laughter and merry-making wherever they are gathered. They work hard in their daily lives, mainly in planting root crops, and fishing in their rich fishing grounds around both their islands which are surrounded by magnificent reef
s and coral
atoll
s.
The chief of Ogea is traditionally known as the Matua Tabu i Tui Nayau, Tui Ogea (Sacred Elder of the Tui Nayau, the Tui Ogea). The story goes back to the olden days when the paramount chief of Lau (Tui Nayau) staying in Waciwaci, Lakeba at the time could not conquer Ogea because of a strong warrior who was in Ogea then, by the name of Bai Yadrena (see * below). He could not be subdued in war, so the Tui Nayau then approached him traditionally to surrender as all of the Lau group had given their support to him. Bai Yadrena then gave in and asked if he could be clubbed to death by the use of his own club and, in return, that the chief of Ogea shall be held in high regard by the Tui Nayau. It was done and the title was then given, Matua Tabu i Tui Nayau.
*Bai Yadrena literally means His Forehead A Barricade. It's a warrior's title and also a challenge, in that if one sees the warrior's forehead, it's similar to coming up to a barricade that has to be breached for one to get to the other side.
Coral
Corals are marine animals in class Anthozoa of phylum Cnidaria typically living in compact colonies of many identical individual "polyps". The group includes the important reef builders that inhabit tropical oceans and secrete calcium carbonate to form a hard skeleton.A coral "head" is a colony of...
island on a barrier reef in 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 Southern Lau
Lau Islands
The Lau Islands of Fiji are situated in the southern Pacific Ocean, just east of the Koro Sea. Of this chain of about one hundred islands and islets, about thirty are inhabited...
archipelago
Archipelago
An archipelago , sometimes called an island group, is a chain or cluster of islands. The word archipelago is derived from the Greek ἄρχι- – arkhi- and πέλαγος – pélagos through the Italian arcipelago...
. With an area of 13.3 square kilometers, it is situated at 19.18° South and 178.47° East, 10 kilometers east of Fulaga
Fulaga
Fulaga is a crescent-shaped reef-limestone island in Fiji's Southern Lau Group.-Geography:Situated at 19.17° South and 178.65° West, it covers an area of 18.5 square kilometres. It has a maximum elevation of 79 metres. The limestone belongs to the Koroqara Limestone and is probably Late Miocene...
. It has a maximum altitude
Altitude
Altitude or height is defined based on the context in which it is used . As a general definition, altitude is a distance measurement, usually in the vertical or "up" direction, between a reference datum and a point or object. The reference datum also often varies according to the context...
of 82 meters.
The people of Ogea are known for their happy and carefree approach to life, and love laughter and merry-making wherever they are gathered. They work hard in their daily lives, mainly in planting root crops, and fishing in their rich fishing grounds around both their islands which are surrounded by magnificent reef
Reef
In nautical terminology, a reef is a rock, sandbar, or other feature lying beneath the surface of the water ....
s and coral
Coral
Corals are marine animals in class Anthozoa of phylum Cnidaria typically living in compact colonies of many identical individual "polyps". The group includes the important reef builders that inhabit tropical oceans and secrete calcium carbonate to form a hard skeleton.A coral "head" is a colony of...
atoll
Atoll
An atoll is a coral island that encircles a lagoon partially or completely.- Usage :The word atoll comes from the Dhivehi word atholhu OED...
s.
The chief of Ogea is traditionally known as the Matua Tabu i Tui Nayau, Tui Ogea (Sacred Elder of the Tui Nayau, the Tui Ogea). The story goes back to the olden days when the paramount chief of Lau (Tui Nayau) staying in Waciwaci, Lakeba at the time could not conquer Ogea because of a strong warrior who was in Ogea then, by the name of Bai Yadrena (see * below). He could not be subdued in war, so the Tui Nayau then approached him traditionally to surrender as all of the Lau group had given their support to him. Bai Yadrena then gave in and asked if he could be clubbed to death by the use of his own club and, in return, that the chief of Ogea shall be held in high regard by the Tui Nayau. It was done and the title was then given, Matua Tabu i Tui Nayau.
*Bai Yadrena literally means His Forehead A Barricade. It's a warrior's title and also a challenge, in that if one sees the warrior's forehead, it's similar to coming up to a barricade that has to be breached for one to get to the other side.