SIGATOKA SAND DUNES
Sur cette photographie on voit une plage de sable noir du parc national de Sigatoka - île de Viti Levu - Fidji.
Le "Sigatoka Sand Dunes National Park", est le premier parc national des îles Fidji créé en 1987 pour protéger un site unique.
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The Sigatoka Sand Dunes National Park is Fiji's first National Park and was established in 1987 to protect a unqiue natural and cutural heritage site.
The Sigatoka Sand Dunes National Park is managed by the National Trust of Fiji.
The Sigatoka Sand Dunes National Park lies along the main Queen's Highway, in the Coral Coast region. It's a 10 minutes drive from Sigatoka Town, right after Volivoli village, on your way to Nadi - Island of Viti Levu - Fiji.
The Sigatoka Sand Dunes National Park is located at the mouth of the Sigatoka River on the island of Viti Levu in Fiji. They are located approximately 3km West of the town of Sigatoka.
They are the product of erosion in the coastal hinterland and coastal dune forming processes. The extensive dune system covers an area of 650 hectares and comprises a series of parabolic sand dunes of various ages and activities. The dunes range from around 20-60m tall.
The dunes have been forming over thousands of years and archaeological excavations here have uncovered pottery more than 2600 years old, as well as one of the largest burial sites in the Pacific. Evidence of the past is clearly visible throughout the dune system as pottery scatters, stone tools, human remains and other archaeological relics continue to be uncovered by natural processes.
They are the product of erosion in the coastal hinterland and coastal dune forming processes. The extensive dune system covers an area of 650 hectares and comprises a series of parabolic sand dunes of various ages and activities. The dunes range from around 20-60m tall.
The dunes have been forming over thousands of years and archaeological excavations here have uncovered pottery more than 2600 years old, as well as one of the largest burial sites in the Pacific. Evidence of the past is clearly visible throughout the dune system as pottery scatters, stone tools, human remains and other archaeological relics continue to be uncovered by natural processes.