The core group's northernmost point, Nambouono, is found on an island defined by the Loa Peninsula and Natewa and Savusavu Bays, while that island is separated from this chain's only international airport by the Bligh Water.
Several islands in this group are divided by the Kadovu Passage, while Lakemba is separated from Tuvuca by the Lakeba Passage. The core group's northernmost point, Nambouono, is found on an island defined by the Loa Peninsula and Natewa and Savusavu Bays, while that island is separated from this chain's only international airport by the Bligh Water. That airport is located at Nadi, on the island featuring the Sigatoka Sand Dunes and the widest river, the Rewa. This country is found 1100 miles north of New Zealand, in the Koro Sea. Seventy percent of its population lives on the island Viti Levu, whose large population of Indian origin is a source of political instability. For 10 points, name this Melanesian archipelago state near the International Date Line, whose capital is Suva.
Several islands in this group are divided by the Kadovu Passage, while Lakemba is separated from Tuvuca by the Lakeba Passage.
Fiji [or Fijiian Islands]