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Nouméa 1930. The first European to establish a settlement in the vicinity was British trader James Paddon in 1851. Eager to assert control of the island, the French established a settlement nearby three years later in 1854, moving from Balade in the north of the island [citation needed].
The Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Centre (French: Centre culturel Tjibaou), on the narrow Tinu Peninsula, approximately 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) northeast of the historic centre of Nouméa, the capital of New Caledonia, celebrates the vernacular Kanak culture, the indigenous culture of New Caledonia, amidst much political controversy over the independent status sought by some Kanaks from French rule.
The Maritime Museum of New Caledonia (French: Musée Maritime de Nouvelle Caledonie) is a maritime museum in New Caledonia.It is largely dedicated to the history of French colonial exploration in the Pacific and the collection includes objects retrieved from the frigates Astrolabe and Boussole, which were wrecked under the captaincy of Jean-François de Galaup de Lapérouse.
Naval Base Noumea was a major United States Navy sea and air base at Nouméa, New Caledonia. Naval Base Noumea was built at Noumea Harbor. Noumea was picked for a naval base as it was beyond the range of Japanese land-based planes. Noumea is on the east side of the Coral Sea, 1,469 kilometres (913 mi; 793 nmi) from Brisbane, Australia.
The University Institute for Teacher Training was created in Noumea in 1990 and incorporated into UNC in 2009. At the institute, UNC students can either prepare for the competition to become a primary teacher in New Caledonia or earn a Master's in Educational Professions. [10]
La Tontouta International Airport, also known as Nouméa – La Tontouta International Airport (French: Aéroport de Nouméa - La Tontouta; IATA: NOU, ICAO: NWWW), is the main international airport in New Caledonia, an overseas collectivity of France in the southwest Pacific Ocean, as well as the military base (Base aérienne 186 Nouméa) for the French Air Force based in New Caledonia.
Nouméa Magenta Airport (French: Aéroport de Nouméa-Magenta; IATA: GEA, ICAO: NWWM) is a domestic airport on the main island of New Caledonia, an overseas collectivity of France in the southwest Pacific Ocean.
Noumea: Statistics; Area: 19,103 km 2 (7,376 sq mi) Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2004) 210,000 110,000 (52.4%) Information; Denomination: Catholic: Sui iuris church: Latin Church: Rite: Roman Rite: Established: 23 July 1847 (As Vicariate Apostolic of Nouvelle-Calédonie) 21 June 1966 (Archdiocese of Nouméa) Cathedral: Cathedral of St ...