Fiji was settled first by the Lapita culture, around 1,500–1,000 years BC, followed by a large influx of people with predominantly Melanesian genetics about the time of the beginning of the …

history of Fiji, a survey of notable events and people in the history of Fiji, a country and archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean. It surrounds the Koro Sea and is about 1,300 miles …

The name of Fiji's main island, Viti Levu, served as the origin of the name "Fiji", though the common English pronunciation is based on that of Fiji's island neighbours in Tonga. An official …

Mar 28, 2025 · Fiji is a country and archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean. It surrounds the Koro Sea about 1,300 miles (2,100 km) north of Auckland, New Zealand. It consists of some 300 …

Mar 23, 2025 · Fiji - Melanesian, Colonialism, Independence: When Fiji’s first settlers arrived from the islands of Melanesia at least 3,500 years ago, they carried with them a wide range of food …

Nov 11, 2024 · Fiji has a colourful history of early Lapita and Melanesian settlement, the development of Pacific Islander tribes, European colonisation and political unrest resulting in …

The Republic of the Fiji Islands is a multicultural island nation with cultural traditions of Oceanic, European, South Asian, and East Asian origins. Immigrants have accepted several aspects of …

The timeline below shows the history of the island Fiji, from the ancient times to the present day. Fiji was suggested to have been settled by Micronesian, before Melanesians, but evidence is …

European explorers first arrived in Fiji accidentally, with the Dutchman Abel Tasman landing first in 1643, followed by the English ship captains James Cook in 1774 and William Bligh in 1789, …

The most remarkable aspect of Fijian pre-history is its antiquity. It is now known that people had reached the Fijian archipelago as early as 2000 years before Fiji Islands