Nananu-i-Cake
{{Short description|Island in Fiji}}
{{Infobox islands
| name = Nananu-i-Cake
| location = Pacific Ocean
| country = Fiji
| map = Fiji
| map_caption =
| coordinates = {{coord|17|19|S|178|14|E|region:FJ_type:isle|display=inline,title}}
| archipelago = Nananu
| total_islands = 3
| major_islands = Nananu-i-Ra, Nananu-i-Cake, Mabua
| area_m2 = 2,225,780
}}
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 {{convert|600|acres|2|lk=in|abbr=off}} in area.{{cite journal |date=1 December 2012 |title=600-acre Nananu-i-Cake Island off of Fiji, for sale |first=Paul |last=Wheatley |url=http://www.departures-international.com/nc/sections/post/tropical-solitude.html |journal=Departures - US Edition |publisher=Journal International Publishing |access-date=10 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130324004859/http://www.departures-international.com/nc/sections/post/tropical-solitude.html |archive-date=24 March 2013 |url-status=dead }}
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{{cite web |url=http://www.getamap.net/maps/fiji/western/_nananuicake/ |title=Nananu-i-cake (Nananuicake) Map, Weather and Photos - Fiji: island - Lat:-17.3167 and Long:178.233 |author= |publisher=getamap.net |accessdate=12 January 2013}} and Nananu-i-Thake Island.{{cite web|title=Nananu-i-Thake Island Map|url=http://www.mapase.com/nananu-i-thake-island-2202132|publisher=mapase.com|author=|accessdate=30 May 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629182549/http://www.mapase.com/nananu-i-thake-island-2202132|archive-date=29 June 2013|url-status=dead}}
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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.professionals.co.nz/listing/Rakiraki/FIJ10189 |title=Nananu i Cake, Rakiraki -- Freehold Island 600 acres |accessdate=10 January 2013 |last=West |first=Carol |date=October 2012 |publisher=Professionals Real Estate Group |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130218060832/http://www.professionals.co.nz/listing/Rakiraki/FIJ10189 |archive-date=18 February 2013 |url-status=dead}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.propertyguru.com.sg/property-management-news/2012/10/34341/fiji-island-on-the-market-for-us-10-million |title=Fiji island on the market for US$10 million |accessdate=10 January 2013 |last=Navaratnarajah |first=Romesh |date=12 October 2012 |publisher=PropertyGuru.com.sg}}
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.{{cite book |editor1-first=R.J. |editor1-last=Morrison |editor2-first=Paul A. |editor2-last=Geraghty |editor3-first=Linda |editor3-last=Crowl |title=Science of Pacific Island peoples. Volume 2: Land use and agriculture |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MRg48FzlRdkC&dq=%22Nananu-i-Cake%22&pg=PA166 |accessdate=13 January 2013 |year=1994 |publisher=University of the South Pacific |isbn=9789820201057 |pages=163–166}}
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.[https://www.independent.co.uk/property/your-chance-to-buy-an-island-in-fiji-8216436.html Your chance to buy an island in Fiji]
{{anchor|Cryptoland}}The 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.{{Cite news |last1=Butler |first1=Ben |title=Cryptoland runs aground as $12m bid to buy Fiji island for resort falls through |work=The Guardian |date=2022-01-15 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jan/16/cryptoland-runs-aground-as-12m-bid-to-buy-fiji-island-for-resort-falls-through |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077 |df=mdy-all}}
References
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{{Viti Levu}}
{{Islands of Fiji}}
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Category:Private islands of Fiji
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