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Island, New Caledonia.
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Ouvéa also called:
Urea or Uea
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Ouvéa Island Historical map of the South Pacific showing the Loyalty Islands and Ouvéa (labeled as Uea) from the 10th edition of the EncyclopÊdia Britannica, 1902.

Ouvéa Island

island, New Caledonia
Also known as: Uea, Urea
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OuvĂ©a Island, northernmost of the Loyalty Islands, an island group within the French overseas country of New Caledonia, southwestern Pacific Ocean. OuvĂ©a is a crescent-shaped atoll, 30 miles (50 km) long and 4.5 miles (7 km) wide. The most fertile of the group, it is wooded and produces copra for export. FayaouĂ©, on the southeast coast, is the chief village and the island’s administrative centre. Several tourist facilities lie on the 20-mile (30-km) beach that borders the large lagoon. In the 18th century OuvĂ©a was settled by migrants from Uvea, the major island of the Wallis Islands group, some 1,200 miles (2,000 km) to the northeast. Both a Samoan and a Vanuatuan language are used. Area 51 square miles (132 square km). Pop. (2019) 3,401.

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