New Caledonia
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Introduction - New Caledonia: | Location - New Caledonia: | Location | Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia | | Geographic coordinates | 21 30 S, 165 30 E | | Map references | Oceania | | Area | total: 19,060 sq km
land: 18,575 sq km
water: 485 sq km | | Area comparative | slightly smaller than New Jersey | | Land boundaries | 0 km | | Coastline | 2,254 km | | Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm | | Climate | tropical; modified by southeast trade winds; hot, humid | | Terrain | coastal plains with interior mountains | | Elevation extremes | lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mont Panie 1,628 m | | Natural resources | nickel, chrome, iron, cobalt, manganese, silver, gold, lead, copper | | Land use | arable land: 0.32%
permanent crops: 0.22%
other: 99.46% (2005) | | Irrigated land | 100 sq km (2003) | | Natural hazards | cyclones, most frequent from November to March | | Environment current issues | erosion caused by mining exploitation and forest fires | | Geography note | consists of the main island of New Caledonia (one of the largest in the Pacific Ocean), the archipelago of Iles Loyaute, and numerous small, sparsely populated islands and atolls | |
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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |