Naitaba Island (Naitauba,"Naitauba (Variant)" , United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Naitaba"Naitaba (Variant) " , United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency) "Naitamba Island (Approved)" , United States National Geospatial-Intelligence AgencyHenderson, George Cockburn (1933) The Discoverers of the Fiji Islands: Tasman, Cook, Bligh, Wilson, Bellinghausen J. Murray, London, page 203, is an island of the northern Lau Islands of Fiji. It is a triangular shaped island approximately in diameter. The island is volcanic with coral and rises to on a flat-topped hill toward the southern end of the island.United States Hydrographic Office (1916) Pacific Islands Pilot Volume II (Eastern Groups) US Navy, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., page 462, The island is forested and coconuts were grown commercially for copra. There is a barrier reef completely surrounding the island.
History In early 1920 the coconut estates on Wakaya and Naitaba suffered a heavy loss due to a storm. In 1965 the actor Raymond Burr and his partner purchased on the island, where they raised copra and cattle. This land was sold in 1983 to Johannine Daist Communion for the use of Adi Da, with a purchase price of $2.1 million.Stanley, David (1992) Fiji Islands Handbook (3rd edition) Moon Publications, Chico, California, page 192, It was reported that Adi Da died of cardiac arrest on November 27, 2008, at his home on the island, while working on his art.
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