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Discover Ouingo in New Caledonia
Ouingo in the region of New Caledonia (general) is a town located in New Caledonia - some 91 mi or ( 147 km ) North-West of Noumea , the country's capital .
Local time in Ouingo is now 06:43 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Pacific/Noumea " with a UTC offset of 11 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Port Vila, Isangel, We, Wara, and Poro. When in this area, you might want to check out Port Vila . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Ouingo ? 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 ..
Fleurilège Nouvelle Calédonie
Quelques fleurs du Caillou ..
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 12 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 17 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.