Colo-i-Suva Forest Reserve
Colo-i-Suva Forest Reserve | |
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Location | Viti Levu, Fiji |
Nearest city | Suva |
Coordinates | 18°3′50.91″S 178°24′12.98″E / 18.0641417°S 178.4036056°E |
Area | 4.97 km2 (1.92 sq mi)[1] |
Established | 1952 |
Colo-I-Suva Forest Park is a nature reserve near
Queen's Commonwealth Canopy.[2]
History
Established in 1872, Colo-i-Suva Forest National Park in Fiji is a two and a half square kilometres of verdant rain-forests renowned for tropical flora and birds. There are about four and a half kilometres of natural trails ploughing through the forests and natural water bodies to swim in.
The Waisila Creek flows through the Colo-i-Suva Forest National Park in Fiji making its way to
Waimanu River
. It is the water catchment for Nausori and Nasinu creek.
African mahogany, planted in the 1940s and 1950s, stands apart from the older native vegetation.
On 24 October 2018,
Queen's Commonwealth Canopy.[3]
References
- ^ "Colo-i-suva forest reserve | Protected Planet". www.protectedplanet.net. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ "Colo-i-Suva Forest Park". The Queen's Commonwealth Canopy. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- ^ "The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's visit to Australia, Fiji, Tonga and New Zealand". Retrieved 30 October 2018.
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