Ovalau
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Ovalau is a volcanic island in Fiji’s Lomaiviti group, known for its historic town of Levuka, the country’s first capital and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Observed surface forms (5)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Levuka | 0 |
| Lovoni | 0 |
| Nadelaiovalau | 0 |
| Port of Levuka | 0 |
| Lomaiviti Province | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
island
ⓘ
mountain ⓘ town ⓘ village ⓘ volcanic island ⓘ |
| archipelago |
Fiji
ⓘ
surface form:
Fiji Islands
|
| country |
Fiji
ⓘ
Fiji ⓘ |
| formerCapitalOf | Fiji ⓘ |
| governedAs | part of Lomaiviti Province ⓘ |
| hasArchitecture | 19th-century colonial buildings ⓘ |
| hasClimate | tropical rainforest climate ⓘ |
| hasCoastlineFeature | fringing reef ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | site of Fiji’s first colonial capital ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
copra production
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasFeature | volcanic crater interior at Lovoni ⓘ |
| hasFunction | administrative center for Ovalau ⓘ |
| hasHeritageSite |
Levuka
ⓘ
surface form:
Levuka Historical Port Town
|
| hasHighestPoint | Nadelaiovalau ⓘ |
| hasPort |
Levuka
ⓘ
surface form:
Port of Levuka
|
| hasSettlement |
Levuka
ⓘ
Lovoni ⓘ |
| hasTown | Levuka ⓘ |
| hasTransportation |
ferry connections to other Fijian islands
ⓘ
small airstrip nearby on neighboring islands ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
center of early European contact in Fiji
ⓘ
first permanent European settlement in Fiji ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
English
ⓘ
Fijian languages ⓘ
surface form:
Fijian
|
| locatedIn |
Eastern Division, Fiji
ⓘ
Eastern Division, Fiji ⓘ Levuka ⓘ Lomaiviti Islands ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Ovalau
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
Ovalau self-linksurface differs ⓘ Ovalau self-linksurface differs ⓘ Ovalau self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| partOf | Lomaiviti group ⓘ |
| region | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| religionPracticed | Christianity ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC+12 ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | UTC+13 ⓘ |
| wasCapitalOf | Fiji ⓘ |
| worldHeritageDesignation |
Levuka
ⓘ
surface form:
Levuka Historical Port Town
|
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.