The Curious History of the Minerva Reefs: Tracing the Origin of Tongan and Fijian Claims Over the Minerva Reefs
- Description:
- This article explores the historical events relating to the competing claims over the Minerva Reefs by Tonga and Fiji. Tonga’s sovereign claim over the Minerva Reefs was prompted by a private group’s attempt to establish a sovereign nation on the Reefs in 1972. At that time, Fiji, as well as the South Pacific Forum, recognized Tonga as the only possible owner of the Minerva Reefs, but did not e...
- Display date:
- 2019-02-22
- Location:
- Fiji
- Format:
- Scholarly text
- Collections:
- Otago University Research Archive
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Content partner:
- University of Otago
- Availability:
- Not specified
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More informationUniversity of Otago has this to say about the rights status of this item:This version in OUR Archive is the author's manuscript accepted for publication after peer-review. The published version is: Song, L. (2019). The Curious History of the Minerva Reefs: Tracing the Origin of Tongan and Fijian Claims Over the Minerva Reefs. The Journal of Pacific History, 54(3), 417–430. doi:10.1080/00223344.2019.1573664
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