New Caledonia
French Pacific territory
New Caledonia is a French territory in the South Pacific, east of Australia.
The archipelago includes the main island of Grande Terre and several smaller island groups.
Its population is divided between indigenous Kanak people and descendants of French settlers, a split that has driven ongoing debates about independence.
The territory is known for vast nickel deposits and distinctive biodiversity, including many species found nowhere else.
Pacific island subregion
- OceaniaPacific island collective
- South PacificOcean region near Oceania
- Coral SeaSouthwest Pacific body
- Pacific OceanLargest body of water
Life found nowhere else
- nautilusChambered marine mollusk
- coral reefsCalcium carbonate marine structures
- barrier reefOffshore coral formation
- floraPlants of a region
fauna · conservation · endangered species · wildlife sanctuary · nature reserves · tropical forests · mangroves · marine life
Sheltered coastal shallows
- beachesSandy coastal areas
- snorkelingSurface swimming with breathing tube
- scuba divingSwimming with air tanks
- coral reefsCalcium carbonate marine structures
resorts · cruise ships · natural pools · tropical paradise · diving sites · glass-bottom boats · ecotourism · French cuisine
Southwest Pacific indigenous person
- tribal customsGroup's inherited social practices
- caseContainer or instance
- totemSpiritual clan symbol
- clansRelated family groups
chieftains · oral tradition · wood carving · French influence · baguette · multilingual · colonial history · land rights
Element twenty-eight, or coin
- lateriteTropical iron-rich clay
- smeltingExtracting metal from ore
- open pitSurface-level excavation site
- extractionAct of removing
export economy · mineral wealth · mining industry · environmental impact · tailings · refinery · strip mining · reclamation
Melanesia
Pacific island subregion
- OceaniaPacific island collective
- South PacificOcean region near Oceania
- Coral SeaSouthwest Pacific body
Pacific Ocean · archipelago · independence referendum · decolonization
endemic species
Life found nowhere else
- nautilusChambered marine mollusk
- coral reefsCalcium carbonate marine structures
- barrier reefOffshore coral formation
flora · fauna · conservation · endangered species · wildlife sanctuary · nature reserves · tropical forests · mangroves · marine life · bird sanctuary
lagoon
Sheltered coastal shallows
- beachesSandy coastal areas
- snorkelingSurface swimming with breathing tube
- scuba divingSwimming with air tanks
coral reefs · resorts · cruise ships · natural pools · tropical paradise · diving sites · glass-bottom boats · ecotourism · French cuisine · duty-free
Melanesian
Southwest Pacific indigenous person
- tribal customsGroup's inherited social practices
- caseContainer or instance
- totemSpiritual clan symbol
clans · chieftains · oral tradition · wood carving · French influence · baguette · multilingual · colonial history · land rights · traditional huts
nickel
Element twenty-eight, or coin
- lateriteTropical iron-rich clay
- smeltingExtracting metal from ore
- open pitSurface-level excavation site
extraction · export economy · mineral wealth · mining industry · environmental impact · tailings · refinery · strip mining · reclamation · processing plant
- Kanak culturechieftainship, ancestral spirits
- islandsisland, isle, isles, islet, islets
- OceaniaFiji, New Zealand, Australia, Samoa, Tonga
- PacificPacific Ocean, Pacific Rim, Pacific Ring of Fire, Ring of Fire, Oceania
- Pacific OceanMariana Trench, Hawaiian Islands, Challenger Deep, Coral Sea, Bering Sea
- Pacific LandmarksGreat Barrier Reef, Sydney Opera House, Uluru, Bora Bora, Sydney Harbour Bridge
New CaledoniaVanuatu
Melanesian archipelago nation
Fiji · Papua New Guinea · France · sovereign state · Solomon Islands
New CaledoniaParis
France's chief city
Île-de-France · Provence · Brittany · French Guiana · Algeria
New CaledoniaAustralia
Southern Hemisphere continent-country
New Zealand · Indonesia · Philippines · Micronesia · Polynesia