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Lifou is a makatea (raised coral atoll), an ancient lagoon slowly raised by geological processes. [8] Due to the uplift, Lifou consists of a wide, flat centre surrounded by cliffs which correspond to the ancient reefal cliffs. [9] The coral rock exhibits high porosity and hence, neither Lifou nor any of the other Loyalty Islands have surface ...
Lifou from space, November 1990. Irregular in shape, Lifou Island is 81 km (50 mi) long and 16 to 24 km (10 to 15 miles) wide. The island has no rivers, but has abundant vegetation, dense interior jungles, fertile soils, terraced cliffs and coral reefs. Lifou Island is a former coral atoll that was part of a
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Drehu ([É–ehu]; also known as Dehu, [2] Lifou, [3] Lifu, [4] qene drehu [5]) is an Austronesian language mostly spoken on Lifou Island, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia. It has about 12,000 fluent speakers and the status of a French regional language .
Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Riesenberg, Saul H.: Six Pacific island discoveries; in: The American Neptune, Vol. 34; Salem, Mass. 1974 (S. 249–57) Sharp, Andrew: The discovery of the Pacific Islands; Oxford 1960
It is located on the east coast of Lifou Island. Wé is the administrative centre of the commune of Lifou as well as the location of the provincial assembly of the Loyalty Islands. The population of Wé is unknown but the island of Lifou, of which Wé is the capital, [1] has a population of 9,195 in 2019. [2]
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Island Capital Other cities Area (km 2) Population New Caledonia: Nouméa: Koné, Lifou, Mont Dore, Dumbea, Païta, Wé, Tadine, Poindimié, Bourail, Houaïlou ...