The Yasawa Group is a group of about 20 volcanic islands in the Western Division of Fiji, with an approximate total area of 135km². A volcano is a geological landform (usually a mountain) where a substance, usually magma (rock of the Earths interior made molten or liquid by extremely high temperatures along with a reduction in pressure and/or the introduction of water or other volatiles) erupts through the surface of a planet. ... The Western Division of Fiji is one of Fijis four divisions. ...

Geography

The Yasawa group consists of six main islands and numerous smaller islets. The archipelago, which stretches in a north-easterly direction for more than 80 kilometers from a point 40 kilometers north-west of Lautoka, is volcanic in origin and very mountainous, with peaks ranging from 250 to 600 meters in height. The only safe passage for shipping is between Yasawa Island (the largest in the archipelago, about 22 kilometers long and less than a kilometer wide) and Round Island, 22 kilometers to the north-east. Lautoka is the second largest city of Fiji. ...

Economy and culture

Yasawa Islands

Tourism is growing in importance. Permission is required to visit all islands in the group except Tavewa. The home of the Tui Yasawa, the Paramount Chief of the Yasawa Islands, is at Yasawa-i-Rara, on Yasawa Island, but the largest village is Nabukeru. Image File history File links Yasawa. ...

Nanuya Levu, also known as Turtle Island, is one of Fiji's most famous resorts. This privately-owned island was the locale for the 1980 filming of The Blue Lagoon. Nanuya Levu is a privately-owned island of the Yasawa Group in Fiji and the site of the Turtle Island Resort, a sustainable luxury resort and also the locale for the romance/adventure film The Blue Lagoon (1980). ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... The Blue Lagoon is a 1980 romance/adventure film starring Brooke Shields and Christopher Atkins, directed by Randal Kleiser. ...

History

The British navigator William Bligh first sighted the Yasawas in 1789, following the mutiny on the HMS Bounty. Captain Barber in the HMS Arthur visited the islands in 1794, but they were not charted until 1840, when they were surveyed and charted by a United States expedition commanded by Charles Wilkes. William Bligh in 1814 William Bligh (9 September 1754 - 7 December 1817) was an officer of the British Royal Navy and colonial administrator. ... 1789 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... for other meaning see Mutiny on the Bounty (disambiguation) The mutineers turning Lt Bligh and some of the officers and crew adrift from HMAV Bounty, 29 April 1789 The Mutiny on the Bounty was a historical event in the late 18th century, most widely known through fiction, of an officer... 1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Charles Wilkes Charles Wilkes (April 3, 1798 – February 8, 1877) was an American naval officer and explorer. ...

Throughout the 1800s, Tongan raiders bartered for, and sometimes stole, the sail mats for which the Yasawa Islanders were famous. The islands were largely ignored by the wider world, however, until World War II, when the United States Military used them as communications outposts. Events and Trends Beginning of the Napoleonic Wars (1803 - 1815). ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th-century conflict that engulfed much of the globe... The armed forces of the United States of America consist of the United States Army United States Navy United States Air Force United States Marine Corps United States Coast Guard Note: The United States Coast Guard has both military and law enforcement functions. ...