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Nananu-i-Cake

Island in Fiji

Field	Value
name	Nananu-i-Cake
location	Pacific Ocean
country	Fiji
map	Fiji
coordinates
archipelago	Nananu
total_islands	3
major_islands	Nananu-i-Ra, Nananu-i-Cake, Mabua
area_m2	2,225,780
area_footnotes

Nananu-i-Cake [nɑː.nɑːˈnuː iː ðɑːˈkeː] is an island in Fiji less than one kilometer off the coast of the main island of Viti Levu, near the Rakiraki-district in Ra Province.

Nananu-i-Cake is located immediately next to the island of Nananu-i-Ra. Nananu-i-Cake and Mabua (the islet located immediately to the southeast) islands are about 600 acres in area.

The island's name, Nananu-i-Cake, means "Daydream Upwind" (or easterly) in Fijian. The island is also known by several other names, including Ananugata, Nananugata, Yananu and Nananu-i-Thake Island.

The main residence on the island was designed by the architecture firm of Murray Cockburn, based in Auckland. A deep-water jetty is on the island's western shore.

History

In 1974, British businessman and politician Sir Harold Mitchell visited Fiji from the UK and purchased Nananu-i-Cake and Mabua as a retreat. Because of Harold's position of Vice-Chairman of the Conservative Party under Sir Winston Churchill and his social and political standing, several high-profile dignitaries visited and stayed on the island. Commemorative trees were planted for many of these high-profile visits. Nananu-i-Cake has remained in Sir Harold Mitchell's family since 1974.

Nananu-i-Cake also retains evidence of moka, stone formations built in tidal areas to trap fish at low tide, and ring-wall fortifications built with volcanic rocks.

As of 2012, the entire island was tentatively available for sale as a private island, for an estimated equivalent of around $8–8.5 million USD.

CryptolandThe island received renewed attention in 2022 as a group of cryptocurrency supporters attempted to raise funds to buy the island as a haven for cryptocurrency supporters, known as Cryptoland. The plan, which fell through, was widely mocked on social media and compared to the Fyre Festival.

References

Wheatley, Paul. (1 December 2012). "600-acre Nananu-i-Cake Island off of Fiji, for sale". Journal International Publishing.
. ["Nananu-i-cake (Nananuicake) Map, Weather and Photos - Fiji: island - Lat:-17.3167 and Long:178.233"](http://www.getamap.net/maps/fiji/western/_nananuicake/). *getamap.net*.
. ["Nananu-i-Thake Island Map"](http://www.mapase.com/nananu-i-thake-island-2202132). *mapase.com*.
West, Carol. (October 2012). "Nananu i Cake, Rakiraki -- Freehold Island 600 acres". Professionals Real Estate Group.
Navaratnarajah, Romesh. (12 October 2012). "Fiji island on the market for US$10 million". PropertyGuru.com.sg.
(1994). "Science of Pacific Island peoples. Volume 2: Land use and agriculture". [[University of the South Pacific]].
[https://www.independent.co.uk/property/your-chance-to-buy-an-island-in-fiji-8216436.html Your chance to buy an island in Fiji]
(2022-01-15). "Cryptoland runs aground as $12m bid to buy Fiji island for resort falls through". [[The Guardian]].

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