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Saint-Francois Destination Guide
Discover Saint-Francois in New Caledonia
Saint-Francois in the region of New Caledonia (general) is a town located in New Caledonia - some 183 mi or ( 294 km ) North-West of Noumea , the country's capital .
Local time in Saint-Francois is now 04:03 PM (Sunday) . 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, We, Saint-Francois, Sainte-Anne, and Pouebo. 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 Saint-Francois ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
Diahot River
Diahot is the longest river of New Caledonia, flowing for some 60 miles (100 kilometres). It has a catchment area of 620 square kilometres and opens north-westward into the Baie d'Harcourt, flowing towards the northern point of the island along the western escarpment of the Mont Panié. The village of Ouégoa lies on the river, not far from the mouth. The Diahot flows into the sea between the villages of Bwalayet and Pam, just south of Ile de Pam.
Located at -20.32 164.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
New Caledonia Barrier Reef
The New Caledonia Barrier Reef is located in New Caledonia in the South Pacific, and is the second-longest double-barrier coral reef in the world, after Australia's Great Barrier Reef. The New Caledonia Barrier reef surrounds Grande Terre, New Caledonia's largest island, as well as the Ile des Pins and several smaller islands, reaching a length of 1,500 kilometres . The reef encloses a lagoon of 24,000 square kilometres, which has an average depth of 25 meters .
Located at -20.41 164.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Koumac Airport
Koumac Airport is an airport in Koumac, New Caledonia.
Located at -20.54 164.26 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tiebaghi
Tiebaghi is a mine and former village in Kaala-Gomen, New Caledonia. Located on an ultramafic massif, it was the largest chromium mine in the world in 1941, producing about 54,000 tons per year. During World War II it produced about 4400 tons of nickel per year. The mine is currently extensively mined by the French firm Eramet.
Located at -20.44 164.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 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.