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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
The provincial government seat is at Lifou. The Loyalty Islands are a collectivité territoriale of France. The province's 2019 population was approximately 18,353 inhabitants living on almost 2,000 km 2 (770 sq mi). The native inhabitants are Melanesians who speak various Kanak languages and Polynesians who speak the Fagauvea language.
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]
Evanès Boula is the current chief of Lössi and high chief of Lifou in the Loyalty Islands of New Caledonia. [1] His is one of three Kanak chieftaincies on the island of Lifou, the others being Gaïtcha and Wetr, [2] and was established by the Boula dynasty prior to the arrival of French colonists. [1]
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