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114 New Caledonia. 115 New Zealand. 116 Nicaragua. ... Jamaica: Jamaica National Heritage Trust, ... New York City Landmarks ...
Statue of Cristobal Columbus St. Ann's Bay, Jamaica Buildings of architectural and historic interest Anchor Priory 20230605. Bellevue Great House, Orange Hall; Edinburgh Castle – ruins, main road from Harmony Vale to Pedro; Moneague Inn; Seville Great House; Moneague Hotel, Moneague College Campus; Cave Valley Chimney; Our Lady of Perpetual ...
Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica: 2009 ii, iii, iv (cultural) One of Jamaica's most significant historical sites due to the presence of Taino, Spanish and British archaeological sites. [57] 5627 National Marine Park Bonaire, Netherlands. 2011 vii, ix (natural) Established in 1979, Bonaire National Marine Park is the oldest marine reserve in the world.
The earliest traces of human settlement in New Caledonia go back to the Lapita culture, about 3000 BP, i.e. 1000 BCE. [2] [3] In addition, Polynesian seafarers have intermarried with the Kanaks over the last centuries. [4] [5] New Caledonia was annexed to France in 1853, and became an overseas territory of France in 1956. An independence ...
New Caledonia's main tertiary education institution is the University of New Caledonia (Université de la Nouvelle-Calédonie), which was founded in 1993 and comes under the supervision of the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation. It is based in Nouméa and offers a range of vocational, Bachelor, MA, and PhD programs and courses.
Today, France governs New Caledonia but has not developed a national culture. The Kanak claim for independence is upheld by a culture thought of as national by the Indigenous population. Kanaks have settled over all the islands officially indicated by France as New Caledonia and Dependencies.
The list below includes all sites located geographically within Oceania, and is constructed without reference to UNESCO's statistical divisions. [8] The list comprises a number of sites for which the state party is outside the region, but the site itself is located in Oceania; this includes sites belonging to Chile (Rapa Nui National Park), France (Lagoons of New Caledonia and Taputapuātea ...
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