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Viti Levu is the largest island in the
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and volcanic eruptions account for the somewhat rugged terrain of the island, which is divided into roughly equal halves by a mountain range that runs north to south. The centre of the island is forested and includes the nation's highest peak
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may result in a temporary relocation of a relatively high numbers of the inhabitants of Viti Levu, predominantly the northern and western parts, with an exposure of up to 6.75% of the islands' population in the future.
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industry is being developed in the east. Fiji's largest cattle ranch, with 7000 head of cattle on 70 square kilometres (17,000 acres), is in Yaqara, midway between
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The island is susceptible to the effects of climate change. It is estimated that the compound effects of
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as indentured workers between 1879 and 1916), whereas eastern Viti Levu has a high concentration of
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