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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].
Dumbéa (French pronunciation:, Ndrumbea:) is a commune in the suburbs of Nouméa in the South Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean.
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.
The administrative services of the French state, however, are located in La Foa, with a Deputy Commissioner of the Republic (commissaire délégué de la République), akin to a subprefect of metropolitan France, in residence there. La Foa was chosen by the French central State in the late 1980s to counterbalance the overwhelming weight of ...
In 1993 La Vanguardia had a circulation of 208,029 copies, making it the fifth best selling newspaper in Spain. [15] [16] In 1994 it was the fourth best selling newspaper in the country with a circulation of 207,112 copies. [16] [17] La Vanguardia had a circulation of 205,000 copies in 2001. [18] Its circulation was 203,000 copies in 2003.
New Caledonia (/ ˌ k æ l ɪ ˈ d oʊ n i ə / ⓘ KAL-ih-DOH-nee-ə; French: Nouvelle-Calédonie [nuvɛl kaledɔni] ⓘ) [nb 2] is a group of islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean, 220 km (140 mi) southwest of Vanuatu and 1,210 km (750 mi) east of Australia. [5]
The World Today is a monthly global affairs magazine founded by Chatham House in 1945. [1] It was formerly published six times a year and aims to bring the Institute's analysis to a broad audience. It replaced the Bulletin of International News , which was published from 1925 to 1945.
The Amédée Lighthouse (French: Phare Amédée) is an iron lighthouse located on Amédée Island in New Caledonia, 24 kilometres (15 mi; 13 nmi) from Nouméa on Grande Terre. [ 1 ] The metal components were made by Rigolet in North-East Paris in 1862 and the tower was constructed in Paris as a demonstration. [ 2 ]