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Moneo Destination Guide
Touring Moneo in New Caledonia
Moneo in the region of New Caledonia (general) is located in New Caledonia - some 100 mi or ( 161 km ) North-West of Noumea , the country's capital city .
Time in Moneo is now 02:18 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Pacific/Noumea " with a UTC offset of 11 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Port Vila, Isangel, We, Ponerihouen, and Po. Being here already, consider visiting Port Vila . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Moneo ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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LA OUAIEME
Traversée de la Ouaième, côte est de la Nouvelle Calédonie. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
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 20 km away
New Caledonia
New Caledonia is a special collectivity of France located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, 1,210 kilometres east of Australia and 16,136 kilometres east of Metropolitan France. The archipelago, part of the Melanesia subregion, includes the main island of Grande Terre, the Loyalty Islands, the Belep archipelago, the Isle of Pines and a few remote islets. The Chesterfield Islands in the Coral Sea are also part of New Caledonia. Locals refer to Grande Terre as "Le Caillou", the stone.
Located at -21.25 165.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
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 23 km away
Poya River
The Poya River is a river of western-central New Caledonia. Its source lies near Mount Aopinie. The town of Poya lies on the river bank not far from the sea. The river mouth at Poya Bay is characterised by large mangroves.
Located at -21.26 165.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 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.