Meridian
VulcanSpirit
Richard & Alison Brunstrom
Mon 8 Jul 2013 09:56
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We have recently spent some time on the island of
Taveuni in eastern Fiji which has the unusual distinction of sitting astride the
180 degrees meridian of longitude - ie.on the far side of the world from
Greenwich. There is very little land on this meridian which ought in pinciple to
be the International Date Line - but this has been transferred to the east
to keep all of Fiji on the same day. But it's one of Taveuni's few claims
to fame. Here is the Meridian Store, "The First Shop To Open In The
World".
 It's run, of course, like most shops in Fiji, by a
family of Indian extraction.
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