Theme Week New Caledonia
Monday, 21 September 2015 - 01:00 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union Category/Kategorie: General , Bon voyage , Theme Weeks , UNESCO World Heritage
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ÃŽle des Pins – Traditional pirogue © Bruno.Menetrier
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New Caledonia is a
special collectivity of France located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, 1,210 km (750 mi) east of Australia and 16,136 km (10,026 mi) east of
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 . Locals refer to Grande Terre as
Le Caillou (“the pebble”). New Caledonia has a land area of 18,576 km2 (7,172 sq mi). Its population is at 269,000.
The Diahot River is the longest river of New Caledonia, flowing for some 100 kilometres (62 mi). It has a catchment area of 620 square kilometres (240 sq mi) and opens north-westward into the Baie d’Harcourt, flowing towards the northern point of the island along the western escarpment of the Mount Panié. Most of the island is covered by wet evergreen forests, while savannahs dominate the lower elevations. The New Caledonian lagoon, with a total area of 24,000 square kilometres (9,300 sq mi) is one of the largest lagoons in the world. It is surrounded by the New Caledonia Barrier Reef .
Lifou Island © Cruise ship Pacific Sun in Santal Bay © Pilettes/cc-by-sa-3.0
Financial support from France is substantial, representing more than 15% of the GDP, and contributes to the health of the economy. Tourism is underdeveloped, with 100,000 visitors a year, compared to 400,000 in the
Cook Islands and 200,000 in
Vanuatu . Much of the land is unsuitable for agriculture, and food accounts for about 20% of imports.
Due to low levels of domestic horticulture, fresh tropical fruits feature less highly in New Caledonian cuisine than in other Pacific nations, instead relying on rice, fish and root vegetables such as taro. One way this is frequently prepared is in a buried oven style feast, known as Bougna. Wrapped in banana leaves, the fish, taro, banana and other seafood are buried with hot rocks to cook, then dug up and eaten.
Here you can find the complete
Overview of all Theme Weeks .
Read more on
Government of New Caledonia ,
NewCaledonia.travel ,
Wikivoyage New Caledonia and
Wikipedia New Caledonia . Learn more about the
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