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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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Cyclone Yasa was expected to hit the two main islands of Viti Levu and Vanua Levu later Thursday or early Friday.

From Washington Times • Dec. 16, 2020

Recent field surveys have focused on the remote western part of Vanua Levu, the second-largest island in the archipelago.

From Slate • Jun. 21, 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

Toward evening, however, the wind subsided considerably, which enabled us to get into the calm waters of the Somo-somo Channel between the islands of Vanua Levu and Taviuni.

From Wanderings among South Sea Savages and in Borneo and the Philippines by Walker, H. Wilfrid