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New Caledonia Map of the southwest Pacific region showing the location of New Caledonia, highlighted in orange to the east of Australia. Surrounding countries and islands include Australia, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, East Timor, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji, and New Zealand. An inset in the upper right shows the broader location within the Pacific. New Caledonia: Nouméa New Caledonia: open-pit nickel mine
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Island, New Caledonia.
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New Caledonia

island, New Caledonia
Also known as: Nouvelle-Calédonie
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New Caledonia, largest island of the French unique collectivity of New Caledonia, in the southwestern Pacific Ocean 750 miles (1,200 km) east of Australia. Also known as Grande Terre (Mainland), it is approximately 250 miles (400 km) long and 25 miles (40 km) wide. From its coast, the island of New Caledonia rises to a double chain of central mountains, the highest peak of which is Mount Panié, with an elevation of 5,341 feet (1,628...

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