New Caledonia
New Caledonia /
Nord /
Houailu /
World
/ New Caledonia
/ Nord
/ Houailu
island, invisible
New Caledonia (French: Nouvelle-Calédonie; popular names: Kanaky, Le caillou), is a "sui generis collectivity" (in practice an overseas territory) of France, made up of a main island (Grande Terre), the Loyalty Islands, and several smaller islands. It is located in the region of Melanesia in the southwest Pacific. At about half the size of Taiwan, it has a land area of 18,575.5 square kilometres (7,172 sq mi). The population was 240,400 inhabitants as of January 2007 official estimates. The capital and largest city of the territory is Nouméa.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Caledonia
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 21°23'34"S 165°35'41"E
- Lifou Island 167 km
- Maré Island 229 km
- Efate Island 509 km
- Epi 600 km
- Malakula Island 635 km
- Ambrym 638 km
- Pentecost Island 713 km
- Espiritu Santo 758 km
- Maewo 768 km
- Rennell 1258 km
- Lebris Bay 21 km
- Mengalia Reef 87 km
- Colnett Reef 132 km
- Seine Reef 147 km
- Pouma Reef 164 km
- Astrolabe Reefs 177 km
- Amos Plateau 180 km
- Taabam Reef 193 km
- Napias Reef 196 km
- Belep Islands 276 km
Comments