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Explore Ho in New Caledonia
Ho in the region of New Caledonia (general) is a town in New Caledonia - some 96 mi or ( 155 km ) North-West of Noumea , the country's capital city .
Current time in Ho is now 04:03 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Pacific/Noumea " with a UTC offset of 11 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Port Vila, Isangel, We, Wara, and Tu. Since you are here already, 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. Where to go and what to see in Ho ? 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 22 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.