"New Caledonia (/ˌkælɪˈdoʊniə/; French: Nouvelle-Calédonie)[nb 1] is a special collectivity of France, currently governed under the Nouméa Accord, located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, to the ...
south of Vanuatu, about 1,210 km (750 mi) east of Australia and 20,000 km (12,000 mi) from Metropolitan France. The archipelago, part of the Melanesia subregion, includes the main island of Grande Terre, the Loyalty Islands, the Chesterfield Islands, the Belep archipelago, the Isle of Pines, and a few remote islets. The Chesterfield Islands are in the Coral Sea. French people, and especially locals, refer to Grande Terre as Le Caillou ("the pebble")." - (en.wikipedia.org 05.02.2020)
- Latitude-21.25
- Longitude165.30000305176