General notes on South Pacific island groups
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-52- Vatu savu: islet off Vatu lele, on n. part of barrier reef. Vaviti: Naviti. Vekai: low islet of coral rock; 30 ft. high; covered with Vikai. scrub; uninhabited; turtle hunters visit here; about 5 1/2 mi. n. of Tuvutha. Velerara: low and sandy; s.e. of and near Weilangilala. 16°52'S., 181°00'45'E. (approximate.) Vendralala: Vandrala. Via Via: sand and coral, with clumps of cocoanuts on it; off s. coast of Vanua Levu. Vicuna: low id. off n.e. part of Vanua Levu. 16°11'35''S., 179°50'25'E. (approximate.) Viedrala: Vandrala. Viendrala: Vandrala. Vikai: Vekai. Vio: islet; low and covered with mangroves; at n.w. end of Viti Levu. Viti lebou: Viti Levu. Viti levou: Viti Levu. Viti Levu: largest id. of the Group; 85x57 mi.; some peaks rise Great Fiji. to 4000-5000 ft. The Rewa is the chief Navihi levoo. river, and empties into sea by many mouths, Naviti levu. Viti lebou. Viti levou. its delta being a mass of rank vegetation and muddy swamps and mangroves. The mon- goose was introduced in Viti Levu, 20 or (over)