Island (pop., including adjacent islands, 1996: 594,791), Fiji, South Pacific Ocean.
The country's largest island, it has an area of 4,011 sq mi (10,388 sq km). Suva , the Fijian capital, is situated on the island's southeastern coast. It was sighted by Capt. William Bligh in 1789. A central mountain range divides the island into wet and dry sections. Mount Tomanivi, the highest point in Fiji, rises 4,341 ft (1,323 m). Islanders grow sugar, pineapples, cotton, rice, and tobacco. There is a goldfield in the north-central part of the island.