Naitaba Island (Naitauba,[1]Naitaba[2]) [3][4] is an island of the northern Lau Islands of Fiji. It is a triangular shaped island approximately 2.4km (1.5mi) in diameter.[5] The island is volcanic with coral and rises to 186 metres (610ft) on a flat-topped hill toward the southern end of the island.[6] The island is forested and coconuts were grown commercially for copra. There is a barrier reef completely surrounding the island.[6]
Naitauba Island shown in the Lau Islands
History
In 1965 the actor Raymond Burr and his partner purchased 1,625 hectares (4,015 acres) on the island,[7] where they raised copra and cattle.[8] This land was sold in 1983 to Johannine Daist Communion for the use of Adi Da,[9] with a purchase price of $2.1 million.[10]
References
"Naitauba (Variant)" Naitaba at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
"Naitaba (Variant) " Naitaba at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
"Naitamba Island (Approved)" Naitaba at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Henderson, George Cockburn (1933) The Discoverers of the Fiji Islands: Tasman, Cook, Bligh, Wilson, Bellinghausen J. Murray, London, page 203, OCLC56000674
United States Hydrographic Office (1916) Pacific Islands Pilot Volume II (Eastern Groups) US Navy, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., page 462, OCLC36732916
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