Albert Park (Suva)

Albert Park
Type Municipal
Location Suva, Fiji
Coordinates 18°08′50″S 178°25′30″E / 18.1473°S 178.4249°E / -18.1473; 178.4249Coordinates: 18°08′50″S 178°25′30″E / 18.1473°S 178.4249°E / -18.1473; 178.4249
Visitors unknown
Open All year

Albert Park is located in Suva, the capital of Fiji and is named after the Consort of Queen Victoria of Great Britain, to whom the country was ceded to in 1874.

Albert Park can hold two rugby matches at one time. There’s also a hockey pitch located in the middle of the ground with a grandstand and a cafeteria. The annual hibiscus festival is also held here.[1]

The park was the site of a landing by the Australian aviator Sir Charles Kingsford Smith during the first trans-Pacific flight from the United States to Australia in 1928.[2] It was also the site of the first hoisting of the new national flag of Fiji on 9 October 1970.

The park is currently undergoing a face lift.

References

  1. ↑ Sporting Facilities
  2. ↑ "75th Anniversary of Smithy's Landing at Albert Park". Australian High Commission, Fiji. 30 May 2003. Retrieved 23 January 2010.


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