Viti Levu Island (English spelling)

Japanese: ビティ･レブ[島]（英語表記）Viti Levu Island

Fiji is the largest island in the South Pacific. It has an area of 10,429 km2 and a population of about 400,000. The central part of the island, which has many mountains including the highest peak Mount Tomanibi (1,324m), is a vast highland, and many rivers flow out of it, including the Rewa River and the Sigatoka River. 80% of the population lives on the plains at the mouths of the rivers. The northwestern part of the island is dry and has little rain, and is home to towns such as Nadi, which has an international airport that is popular with tourists, and Lautoka, Fiji's second largest town and sugar shipping port. The southeastern part of the island, which is home to the capital Suva and Nausori, which has an airport connecting the country and neighboring island countries, receives more rain.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

南太平洋，フィジー最大の島。面積1万0429km2，人口約40万。最高峰トマニービ山(1324m)をはじめ多くの山がある島の中央部は広大な高地をなし，レワ川，シガトカ(シンガトカ)川など多数の川が流れ出している。住民の80％は河口の平野部に住む。島の北西部は雨量が少なく乾燥し，観光客の多い国際空港のあるナンディや，砂糖の積出港でフィジー第2の町ラウトカなどの町がある。首都スバや国内あるいは近くの島嶼（とうしよ）国と結ぶ空港のあるナウソリなどのある南東部は雨量が多い。

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