Here's why:
* Latitude: 8 degrees south places the location in the Southern Hemisphere, roughly halfway between the Equator and the Tropic of Capricorn.
* Longitude: 177 degrees east puts the location in the Eastern Hemisphere, very close to the International Date Line.
To be more precise, the coordinates fall into the Fiji Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), which is the area of ocean that Fiji has exclusive rights to exploit.
However, it's important to note that these coordinates are in the middle of the ocean, not on any landmass.