Albert Park (Suva)

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

Albert Park is located in Suva, the capital of Fiji.

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.

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.