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1 day ago · v. t. e. New Caledonia ( / ˌkælɪˈdoʊniə / ⓘ KAL-ih-DOH-nee-ə; French: Nouvelle-Calédonie [nuvɛl kaledɔni] ⓘ) [nb 2] is a sui generis collectivity of overseas France in the southwest Pacific Ocean, south of Vanuatu, about 1,210 km (750 mi) east of Australia, [5] and 17,000 km (11,000 mi) from Metropolitan France.
6 hours ago · The Memory of the World Committee for Asia and the Pacific, known as MOWCAP, is a regional committee of UNESCO's global programme. [6] Items listed below are part of the UNESCO Memory of the World Registry, but not a regional list created by MOWCAP, nor made up of national lists, although such lists have been envisioned.
6 hours ago · Our World Time Clock & Map has two views. It is an indispensable utility for time difference calculation. To compare time in different locations, click on “Settings” button on the top-right. You can also find the time zone map, which shows the different time zone boundaries . Our Global Timezone Map displays the current time now around the ...
6 hours ago · It is the most populous city of New Zealand and the fifth largest city in Oceania. While Europeans continue to make up the plurality of Auckland's population, the city became multicultural and cosmopolitan in the late-20th century, with Asians accounting for 31% of the city's population in 2018. [7]
1 day ago · Acapulco de Juárez ( Spanish: [akaˈpulko ðe ˈxwaɾes] ⓘ ), commonly called Acapulco, Guerrero ( / ˌækəˈpʊlkoʊ / AK-ə-PUUL-koh, [2] [3] US also / ˌɑːk -/ AHK-; [2] Nahuatl languages: Acapolco ), is a city and major seaport in the state of Guerrero on the Pacific Coast of Mexico, 380 kilometres (240 mi) south of Mexico City.
1 day ago · Topographic prominence Mauna Kea is unusually topographically prominent for its height, with a wet prominence fifteenth in the world among mountains, and a dry prominence second in the world, after only Mount Everest. It is the highest peak on its island, so its wet prominence matches its height above sea level, at 4,207.3 m (13,803 ft). Because the Hawaiian Islands slope deep into the ocean ...
6 hours ago · The French Presence in the South Pacific, 1842–1940 (1989). Anderson, Fred. Crucible of War: The Seven Years' War and the Fate of Empire in British North America, 1754–1766 (2001), covers New France in Canada; Baumgart, Winfried. Imperialism: The Idea and Reality of British and French Colonial Expansion, 1880–1914 (1982) Betts, Raymond.
