Fiji
Sand Origin
Pacific harbour
Random Sand Fact
According to a Fijian legend, the great sand dunes at Sigatoka were created when a huge rock was shattered in mid-air.
The Sigatoka Sand Dunes form a several-kilometre-long dune landscape on Fiji’s largest island, where high dunes rise along the coast near the mouth of the Sigatoka River.
According to the story, two spirit beings, Tamaku and Vodovata, came into conflict. Tamaku hurled a massive rock towards the coast. Vodovata stopped it and shattered it before it hit the ground.
The fragments fell across the area and became the dunes at Sigatoka.
Today, the site is a national park and one of Fiji’s most important archaeological areas. The sand is still shifting, exposing pottery, stone tools and human remains dating back around 2,600 years.
