The history of the Pacific Islands covers the history of the islands in the Pacific Ocean.
Tuvaluan man in traditional costume drawn by Alfred Agate in 1841 during the United States Exploring Expedition.
Fiji
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Fiji, officially the Republic of Fiji, is an archipelagic country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about 1,100 nautical miles north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji cons
History of the Pacific Islands
…one occasion. The history of Fiji dates back to ancient times. There are many theories as to how the Fijian race came into existence. Around 1500 BC Fiji was settled by Austronesian seafarers. Around 900–600 BC Moturiki Island was settled. By 500 BC, Melanesian seafarers had reached Fiji and intermarried…
A Fijian mountain warrior. Photograph by Francis Herbert Dufty, 1870s
Bure-kalou or temple
Levuka, 1842
Ratu Tanoa Visawaqa