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New Caledonia from space Coral reefs of New Caledonia from ISS, September 9, 2020. New Caledonia is part of Zealandia, a fragment of the ancient Gondwana super-continent, which is part of Oceania. It is speculated that New Caledonia separated from Australia roughly 66 million years ago, subsequently drifting in a north-easterly direction ...
An expandable bathymetric and topographic map of New Caledonia and Vanuatu, formerly the New Hebrides.Click to enlarge. New Caledonia is made up of a main island, the Grande Terre, and several smaller islands, the Belep archipelago to the north of the Grande Terre, the Loyalty Islands to the east of the Grande Terre, the Isle of Pines to the south of the Grande Terre, the Chesterfield Islands ...
This article shows a list of cities, towns and villages in New Caledonia. Major cities and towns. Provincial capitals are shown in bold. N° City Population [1]
This article lists political parties in New Caledonia. New Caledonia has a number of strong, well-developed political parties because of the use of proportional representation in the island's Congress. The major issue dividing the parties is the question of independence.
New Caledonia elects a legislature. The Territorial Congress ( Congrès Territorial ) has 54 members, being the members of the three regional councils, all elected for a five-year term by proportional representation .
The location of New Caledonia An enlargeable map of New Caledonia. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to New Caledonia: . New Caledonia [1] – "sui generis collectivity" (in practice an overseas territory) of France, comprising a main island (Grande Terre), the Loyalty Islands, and several smaller islands. [2]
The country of New Caledonia comprises four archipelagos. The following is a breakdown of the islands of the country. Table of islands. Island Capital Other cities
The New Caledonian barrier reef surrounds Grande Terre, New Caledonia's largest island, as well as the Ile des Pins and several smaller islands, reaching a length of 1,500 kilometres (930 mi). The reef encloses a lagoon of 24,000 square kilometres (9,300 sq mi), which has an average depth of 25 metres (82 ft).