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Ba Destination Guide
Delve into Ba in New Caledonia
Ba in the region of New Caledonia (general) is a city in New Caledonia - some 94 mi or ( 152 km ) North-West of Noumea , the country's capital .
Current time in Ba is now 05:27 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Pacific/Noumea " with a UTC offset of 11 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Port Vila, Isangel, We, Roibahon, and Ponerihouen. While being here, make sure to check out Port Vila . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Ba ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Approching Loyalty island Ouvea in New Caledonia
Touchdown landing in Ouvea, NewCaledonia, ATR42, cockpit view, aerial, sky, sea ..
Holiday, oh holiday!
our offland adventures during the cruise :) ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Geography of New Caledonia
The geography of New Caledonia (Nouvelle-Calédonie), an overseas collectivity of France located in the subregion of Melanesia, makes the continental island group unique in the southwest Pacific. Among other things, the island chain has played a role in preserving unique biological lineages from the Mesozoic. It served as a waystation in the expansion of the predecessors of the Polynesians, the Lapita culture.
Located at -21.35 165.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Grande Terre (New Caledonia)
Grande Terre is the largest and the principal island of New Caledonia. British explorer James Cook sighted Grande Terre in 1774 and named it "New Caledonia", Caledonia being a Latin name for parts of northern Scotland. Eventually, the name "New Caledonia" became applied to Grande Terre and its surrounding islands. The largest settlement on Grande Terre is Nouméa, the capital city of New Caledonia. Locals refer to Grand Terre as "Le Caillou", the rock.
Located at -21.28 165.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
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Information of geographic nature is based on public data provided by geonames.org, CIA world facts book, Unesco, DBpedia and wikipedia. Weather is based on NOAA GFS.