Geography Of New Caledonia

Location	Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia
Geographic coordinates	21 30 S, 165 30 E
Map references	oceania
Area	total: 19,060 sq km water: 485 sq km land: 18,575 sq km
Area comparative	slightly smaller than New Jersey
Land boundaries	0 km
Coastline	2,254 km
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Climate	tropical; modified by southeast trade winds; hot, humid
Terrain	coastal plains with interior mountains
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Mont Panie 1,628 m
Natural resources	nickel, chrome, iron, cobalt, manganese, silver, gold, lead, copper
Land use	arable land: 0.38% permanent crops: 0.33% other: 99.29% (2001)
Irrigated land	160 sq km (1991)
Natural hazards	cyclones, most frequent from November to March
Environment - current issues	erosion caused by mining exploitation and forest fires
Environment - international agreements
Geography note	consists of the main island of New Caledonia (one of the largest in the Pacific Ocean), the archipelago of Iles Loyaute, and numerous small, sparsely populated islands and atolls

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This information was reproduced in part from the CIA World Fact book.

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