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Moturiki is an island belonging to Fiji's Lomaiviti Archipelago. Covering an area of 10.4 square kilometers, it is situated at 17.45° South and 178.44° East. In the proto-polynesian language, 'Motu' means 'island' and Riki' means 'small' hence the islands name is directly translated as "Small Island". The island is inhabited by about 2000 Fijians living in 10 villages: Daku, Naicabecabe, Nasauvuki, Nasesara, Navuti, Niubasaga, Savuna, Uluibau, Yanuca and Wawa.

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  • Moturiki is an island belonging to Fiji's Lomaiviti Archipelago. Covering an area of 10.4 square kilometers, it is situated at 17.45° South and 178.44° East. In the proto-polynesian language, 'Motu' means 'island' and Riki' means 'small' hence the islands name is directly translated as "Small Island". The island is inhabited by about 2000 Fijians living in 10 villages: Daku, Naicabecabe, Nasauvuki, Nasesara, Navuti, Niubasaga, Savuna, Uluibau, Yanuca and Wawa. Moturiki is of great archaeological interest. Important discoveries include the earliest Lapita sites of Fiji as well as the oldest human skeleton found in Fiji (dating about 3000 years). The villages on Moturiki have faced on-going disease outbreaks, including Typhoid fever, primarily due to the lack of safe drinking water. At points, this has required the large-scale delivery of clean water by boat and then manually distributed by vehicles and carts. (en)
  • Moturiki è un'isola della provincia di Lomaiviti nelle Figi, nel mar di Koro. Ha una superficie du 10,4 km2 per 2.000 abitanti. È rinomata per la sua archeologia essendo uno dei più antichi siti Lapita delle Figi e quello con i resti umani più antichi (3.000 anni circa). (it)
  • Moturiki is een eiland in de Lomaiviti-archipel in Fiji. Het is 10,4 km² en het heeft ongeveer 2000 inwoners, die in zeven dorpen verspreid over het eiland wonen. Het eiland is van groot archeologisch belang. Er zijn overblijfselen van de Lapitacultuur aangetroffen en ook is er het oudste skelet van Fiji opgegraven, zo’n 3000 jaar oud. (nl)
  • Moturiki Island är en ö i Fiji. Den ligger i divisionen Östra divisionen, i den östra delen av landet, 50 km nordost om huvudstaden Suva. Arean är 16,5 kvadratkilometer. Terrängen på Moturiki Island är platt. Öns högsta punkt är 115 meter över havet. Den sträcker sig 8,8 kilometer i nord-sydlig riktning, och 7,6 kilometer i öst-västlig riktning. (sv)
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  • Moturiki è un'isola della provincia di Lomaiviti nelle Figi, nel mar di Koro. Ha una superficie du 10,4 km2 per 2.000 abitanti. È rinomata per la sua archeologia essendo uno dei più antichi siti Lapita delle Figi e quello con i resti umani più antichi (3.000 anni circa). (it)
  • Moturiki is een eiland in de Lomaiviti-archipel in Fiji. Het is 10,4 km² en het heeft ongeveer 2000 inwoners, die in zeven dorpen verspreid over het eiland wonen. Het eiland is van groot archeologisch belang. Er zijn overblijfselen van de Lapitacultuur aangetroffen en ook is er het oudste skelet van Fiji opgegraven, zo’n 3000 jaar oud. (nl)
  • Moturiki Island är en ö i Fiji. Den ligger i divisionen Östra divisionen, i den östra delen av landet, 50 km nordost om huvudstaden Suva. Arean är 16,5 kvadratkilometer. Terrängen på Moturiki Island är platt. Öns högsta punkt är 115 meter över havet. Den sträcker sig 8,8 kilometer i nord-sydlig riktning, och 7,6 kilometer i öst-västlig riktning. (sv)
  • Moturiki is an island belonging to Fiji's Lomaiviti Archipelago. Covering an area of 10.4 square kilometers, it is situated at 17.45° South and 178.44° East. In the proto-polynesian language, 'Motu' means 'island' and Riki' means 'small' hence the islands name is directly translated as "Small Island". The island is inhabited by about 2000 Fijians living in 10 villages: Daku, Naicabecabe, Nasauvuki, Nasesara, Navuti, Niubasaga, Savuna, Uluibau, Yanuca and Wawa. (en)
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  • Moturiki (it)
  • Moturiki (en)
  • Moturiki (nl)
  • Moturiki Island (sv)
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