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Poum Destination Guide

Explore Poum in New Caledonia

Poum in the region of Province Nord with its 1,405 inhabitants is a town in New Caledonia - some 211 mi or ( 340 km ) North-West of Noumea , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Poum is now 07:00 AM (Sunday) . 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: Yenghebane, We, Tie, Tiabet, and Pabou. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Yenghebane . Where to go and what to see in Poum ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Tanle Bay

Tanle Bay or Baie de Tanle is a bay in northwestern New Caledonia. It lies just northwest of Nehoue Bay, separated only by Tanle Island and Boh Island. Banare Bay lies to the northwest. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:20|16|26|S|164|4|41|E|type:landmark |primary |name= }}

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Located at -20.27 164.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Bays of New Caledonia

Banare Bay

Banare Bay or Baie de Banare is a bay in far northwestern New Caledonia. It lies northwest of Tanle Bay. Poum lies on the southern part of the bay and Tiabet lies on the northern part. The bay contains severla islands. Mouac Island lies just north of Poum,; others include Pionne Island and Yava Island and further out is the larger Neba Island. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:20|9|23|S|164|2|38|E|type:landmark |primary |name= }}

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Located at -20.16 164.04 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Bays of New Caledonia

Nehoue Bay

Nehoue Bay or Baie de Nehoue is a bay in northwestern New Caledonia. It lies just northwest of Ohland Bay and just southeast of Tanle Bay. The village of Malabou lies on the bay which contains the Malabou Beach Hotel. This resort lies 45 kilometres northwest of Koumac and is noted for its white sands. The bay contains numerous islands, the largest of which is Boh Island. Tanle Island lies just to the west in front of the channel of Tanle Bay.

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Located at -20.34 164.14 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Bays of New Caledonia

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.

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Located at -20.44 164.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 31 km away
Tags: Mines in New Caledonia, Populated places in New Caledonia

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