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23 hours ago · New Caledonia (/ ˌ k æ l ɪ ˈ d oʊ n i ə / ⓘ KAL-ih-DOH-nee-ə; French: Nouvelle-Calédonie [nuvɛl kaledɔni] ⓘ) 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, and 17,000 km (11,000 mi) from Metropolitan France.
- Administrative Divisions of New Caledonia
Other types of divisions The hierarchy of New Caledonia's...
- Economy of New Caledonia
New Caledonia is a major source for nickel and contains...
- Sui Generis Collectivity
South Pacific Ocean: Independence referendums occurred on 4...
- Flag
Two flags are in use in New Caledonia, an overseas territory...
- Isle of Pines
Upi Bay, Isle of Pines, New Caledonia. The Isle of Pines...
- Louis Mapou
A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is...
- Grande Terre
Until about 37 million years ago, the island was completely...
- Amborella
Amborella is a monotypic genus of understory shrubs or small...
- Araucaria Columnaris
Distribution. The tree is endemic to New Caledonia in the...
- Congress of New Caledonia
The Congress of New Caledonia (French: Congrès de la...
- Administrative Divisions of New Caledonia
23 hours ago · The Caribbean (/ ˌ k ær ɪ ˈ b iː ən, k ə ˈ r ɪ b i ən / KARR-ih-BEE-ən, kə-RIB-ee-ən, locally / ˈ k ær ɪ b iː æ n / KARR-ih-bee-an; Spanish: el Caribe; French: les Caraïbes; Dutch: de Caraïben) is a subregion of the Americas that includes the Caribbean Sea and its islands, some of which are surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some of which border both the Caribbean Sea and ...
23 hours ago · Acapulco de Juárez (Spanish: [akaˈpulko ðe ˈxwaɾes] ⓘ), commonly called Acapulco, Guerrero (/ ˌ æ k ə ˈ p ʊ l k oʊ / AK-ə-PUUL-koh, US also / ˌ ɑː k-/ AHK-; 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.
23 hours ago · Other Eastern Pacific storms with high ACEs include Hurricane John in 1994, with an ACE of 54.0, Hurricane Kevin in 1991, with an ACE of 52.1, and Hurricane Hector of 2018, with an ACE of 50.5. The following table shows those storms in the Eastern and Central Pacific basins from 1971 through 2023 that have attained over 30 points of ACE.
23 hours ago · The first inscriptions on UNESCO's Memory of the World Register were made in 1997. By creating a compendium of the world’s documentary heritage, including manuscripts, oral traditions, audio-visual materials, library and archive holdings, the program aims to promote the exchange of information among experts and raise resources for the preservation, digitization, and dissemination of ...
23 hours ago · Suriname is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north, French Guiana to the east, Guyana to the west, and Brazil to the south. It is the smallest country in South America by both population and territory, with around 612,985 inhabitants in an area of approximately 163,820 square kilometers (63,251 square miles).
23 hours ago · 1841: McKean Island (Drummond Island/Taputenea), Gilbert Islands (Kingsmill Group), Pacific Ocean: A naval party landed to avenge the murder of a seaman by the natives. 1841: Samoa: On February 24, a naval party landed and burned towns after the murder of an American seaman on Upolu.
