Topography
TOPOGRAPHY
Kandavu Island, the southernmost of the principal islands of the Fiji Islands Group, is usually the first land sighted by vessels coming from the southwest. The island is mountainous and Nambukelevu (Mount Washington) (19°07'S 177°59'E), its highest and most conspicuous peak, rises to a height of 2,641.2 ft (805 m) nearly 2 nmi within its west extremity.
Viti Levu is the largest, highest, and principal island of the Fiji Group. It is mountainous with several peaks attaining a height over 3,500 ft (1,067 m). Consequently, rivers on this island with drainage basins extending inland to the windward side of the tropical storms have more substantial flood peaks than on some of the smaller islands. The principal peaks are Mount Tomanivi, 4,340 ft (1,323 m) high, in the north central part of the island; Korombasambasanga Range, with a peak 3,960 ft (1,207 m) high, 18 nmi northwest of Suva; Korombo, with a sharp summit 3,527 ft (1,075 m) high, lying about 19 nmi east-northeast of the western extremity of the island; and Korovanitu, 3,920 ft (1,195 m) high, rising 13.5 nmi north of Korombo.
The principal rivers are the Rewa, which rises on the eastern slope of Mount Tomanivi and flows into the sea close east of Suva; and the Singatoka, which rises on the western slope of the same mountain and flows into the sea on the southwest coast of the island. The Navua River flows into the sea 15 nmi west-southwest of Suva.
From Kamba Point (18°00'S 178°42'E), the eastern extremity of Viti Levu, the coast tends west-southwest 18 nmi to Suva. This part of the coast is low, with a mud and coral bank extending up to 3.8 nmi offshore in places. Reefs lie at the outer edge of this bank.
Between Suva Harbor and Korolevu Bay, 40 nmi west, the coast trends west-southwest to Vatumbari Point (18°16'S 177°54'E), the southern extremity of the island, then west-northwest. This area is mountainous and densely wooded. The highest mountain peaks are in the vicinity of Suva.
Natural land features offer adequate protection from strong northeast winds within the Harbor in the Port of Suva. There are several detached reefs off this part of the coast. The shore reef extends 1.8 nmi offshore in places.
Source: http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/port_studies/thh-nc/fiji/suva/text/sect5.htm
