New Caledonia - Wikipedia
New Caledonia (/ ˌ k æ l ɪ ˈ d oʊ n i ə / ⓘ KAL-ih-DOH-nee-ə; French: Nouvelle-Calédonie [nuvɛl kaledɔni] ⓘ) [nb 2] is a group of islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean, 220 km (140 mi) southwest of Vanuatu and 1,210 km (750 mi) east of Australia. [5]
New Caledonia | History, Geography, & Culture | Britannica
4 天之前 · New Caledonia, French unique collectivity in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, about 900 miles (1,500 km) east of Australia. It includes the island of New Caledonia (the Grande Terre [Mainland]), where the capital, Nouméa, is located; the …
New Caledonia | Island, Map, Population, & Facts | Britannica
New Caledonia, largest island of the French unique collectivity of New Caledonia, in the southwestern Pacific Ocean 750 miles (1,200 km) east of Australia. Also known as Grande Terre (Mainland), it is approximately 250 miles (400 km) long and 25 miles (40 km) wide.
New Caledonia - The World Factbook
2024年12月20日 · consists of the main island of New Caledonia (one of the largest in the Pacific Ocean), the archipelago of Iles Loyaute, and numerous small, sparsely populated islands and …
Geography of New Caledonia - Wikipedia
New Caledonia comprises a main island, Grande Terre, the Loyalty Islands, and several smaller islands. Approximately half the size of Taiwan, the group has a land area of 18,575.5 square kilometres (7,172.0 square miles). The islands have a coastline of 2,254 km (1,401 mi).
New Caledonia profile - BBC News
2024年5月24日 · Provides an overview of New Caledonia including key facts about this French Pacific Ocean territory.
New Caledonia Tourism : The official website for tourism in New Caledonia
With its UNESCO World Heritage-listed lagoons, explosive cultural mix, vast untouched natural spaces and pleasant temperate climate, New Caledonia offers a tourist experience that’s as exotic as it is varied… in a word, “unique”.
New Caledonia - The World Factbook
2021年12月15日 · consists of the main island of New Caledonia (one of the largest in the Pacific Ocean), the archipelago of Iles Loyaute, and numerous small, sparsely populated islands and atolls. 293,608 (July 2021 est.)
New Caledonia - New World Encyclopedia
New Caledonia, or Nouvelle-Calédonie, is an overseas territory of France. British explorer James Cook named the territory’s main island “New Caledonia” because the island's purple hills reminded him of the the Scottish Highlands.
History, People, and Culture - New Caledonia
Nestled just 1,500 kilometres east of the Australian coast, New Caledonia, the Pacific’s third-largest island, boasts a captivating narrative shaped by its tumultuous history and diverse waves of settlement. Today, it stands as a cosmopolitan haven where Melanesian, European, Asian, and Oceanian communities coexist harmoniously.