Fiji is an island country in the South Pacific Ocean, in the region of Oceania, northeast of New Zealand and southwest of Hawaii.

Quick Scoop: Where Is Fiji Located?

  • Fiji is an archipelago of more than 300 islands in the South Pacific Ocean.
  • It sits in the tropical belt, in the Southern and Eastern Hemispheres, as part of the wider Oceania region.
  • On a map, you’ll find Fiji:
    • About 2,000 km (around 1,300 miles) north‑northeast of New Zealand’s North Island.
* Roughly between 15–22 degrees south latitude and around 177–179 degrees east/west longitude (straddling the 180° line near the International Date Line).
  • Its closest neighbors include:
    • Vanuatu to the west
    • New Caledonia to the southwest
    • Tonga to the east
    • Samoa and Wallis and Futuna to the northeast
    • Tuvalu to the north.

A Tiny Mental Map

If you imagine a triangle in the Pacific:

  • One corner is Hawaii
  • One is New Zealand
  • One is Australia

Fiji sits roughly in the middle area of that triangle, a bit closer to New Zealand and well into the warm tropical Pacific.

TL;DR: Fiji is a tropical island nation in Oceania, in the South Pacific Ocean, northeast of New Zealand and roughly midway between Australia and Hawaii.

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