Hạf’liua

Hạf’liua

Hạf'liua, "(Hofliua)" also often referred to as “Split Island” is an islet which falls under the governing jurisdiction of the Fijian dependency of Rotuma, located at coor dms|12|30|0|S|176|55|60|E|. It is a high island with steep rocky cliffs, where many birds remain to lay their eggs, and is only distinguished by it’s unusual shape, whereby it appears, as the name suggests, to be “split” down the middle, as if cut by a large force, leaving a gully with vertical walls a few metres apart, although large enough for most small boats to pass through. Caught between the two walls is a large boulder, lodged there for all recorded history.

Hạf'liua also features some graves on it’s top surface. While the process must have been extremely difficult for the relatives attempting to move the dead up such a steep cliff for burial, the very process was undertaken for the protection of the bodies, and the effort involved was considered indicative of the love or esteem held for the deceased.


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