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	New Caledonia and Dependencies - MSN Encarta
		New Caledonia and Dependencies, overseas territory of France, situated in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, east of Australia.
		The dependencies include the Loyalty Islands, east of New Caledonia; the Isle of Pines, to the southeast; the Chesterfield Islands, to the west; and the Huon Islands, to the northwest.
		The economy of New Caledonia is based on a variety of activities: agriculture (copra, coffee, and food crops); stock raising; fishing and forestry; tourism; and, most important, mining (especially nickel, iron, and manganese ores).
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761576338/New_Caledonia_and_Dependencies.html (492 words)

	Season of New Caledonia :: About New Caledonia
		New Caledonia is the third largest group of islands in the Pacific region after Papua New Guinea and New Zealand.
		New Caledonia, the foreshortened form of Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies (French: Nouvelle-Calédonie or Territoire des Nouvelle-Calédonie et Dependences) is an overseas territory of France.
		New Caledonia comprises the Mainland (the Grande Terre), and several smaller islands: the Isle of Pines to the south; the Loyalty Islands (Maré, Lifou, Tiga, Ouvéa, Mouli and Faiava) to the east; the Belep Archipelago to the northwest; and numerous islands and islets: Huon and Surprise, Chesterfield, Walpole, Beautemps-Beaupré, Astrolabe, and the Bellona Reef.
	www.newcaledoniaseason.co.nz /about-new-caledonia (572 words)

	New Caledonia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		New Caledonia is located in the southwest Pacific Ocean approximately 1,200 km east of Australia and 1,500 km northeast of New Zealand.
		New Caledonia is made up of a main island, the Grande Terre, and several smaller islands, the Belep archipelago to the north of the Grande Terre, the Loyalty Islands to the east of the Grande Terre, the Ile des Pins to the south of the Grande Terre, and the and further to the west.
		New Caledonia lies astride the Tropic of Capricorn, between 19° and 23° south latitude.
	www.americancanyon.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/New_Caledonia (2113 words)

	History of New Caledonia
		The capital, Noumea, was founded in 1854 (it was then called Port de France); in 1860 New Caledonia became a colony distinct from the French possessions in the Pacific at large; in 1864 the first penal settlement was made on Nou Island, off Noumea.
		Substantial new investment in the nickel industry, combined with the recovery of global nickel prices, brightens the economic outlook for the next several years.
		Matthew and Hunter Islands east of New Caledonia are claimed by both France and Vanuatu This territorial dispute remains to be resolved.
	www.historyofnations.net /oceania/newcaledonia.html (442 words)

	Radio Australia - News In Depth - Country Profiles - New Caledonia
		New Caledonia has one of the highest standards of living in the Pacific.
		New Caledonia was settled by successive waves of migration dating back as far as 4000 BC.
		New Caledonia is represented in the French parliament by two deputies and one senator.
	www.radioaustralia.net.au /news/countries/NEWCALEDONIA.htm (925 words)

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		New Caledonia is a group of large tropical Islands in the South-West Pacific, in Melanesia, East of Australia and North of New zealand.
		New Caledonia is represented in the French parliament by two deputies and one senator.
		New Caledonia owns around one quarter of the world's known deposits of nickel, and nickel mining is the main source of revenue.
	www.geocities.com /outrigger_bear/newcaledonia.html (450 words)

	Charting the Pacific - Places
		New Caledonia, the fourth largest producer of nickel in the world, has one of the highest average incomes per capita in the Pacific.
		As New Caledonia owns around one quarter of the world's known deposits of nickel, nickel mining is the main source of revenue.
		New Caledonia was settled by successive waves of migration dating back many hundreds of years before European colonisation.
	www.abc.net.au /ra/pacific/places/country/new_caledonia.htm (841 words)

	APS-NC > New Caledonia
		New Caledonia is a french territory located between 19th and 23rd South latitude and 158 and 168 degree East of longitude and is approximately at 1,500 km in the east of Australia.
		New Caledonian territory includes the main island, in south-east the Isle of Pines, on the east the Loyalty islands (Maré, Lifou, Tiga and Ouvéa), in the North-West the archipelago of Bélep, and of many other small islands for the majority uninhabited.
		New Caledonia is one of the very first world nickel producers, with about the quarter of the world reserves.
	www.aps-nc.com /nc.php (366 words)

	New Caledonia
		New Caledonia (French:Nouvelle-Caledonie) is a dependent overseas territory of France lying in the western Pacific Ocean, in the Coral Sea, to the east of Australia and west of Vanuatu.
		There is a general move towards independence in New Caledonia and it was decided in the Nouméa Accord that the territorial Congress will have the right to call for a referendum on independence after 2014, at a time of its choosing.
		The main island of New Caledonia is one of the largest in the Pacific Ocean and its terrain consist of coastal plains with interior mountains.
	e-journey.net /New_Caledonia (1326 words)

	New Caledonia
		New Caledonia is an archipelago located in the south western part of the Pacific Ocean, east of Australia and just north of the Tropic of Capricorn between the latitudes of 18 - 23 degrees south and longitudes 158 - 172 degrees east.
		While French is the official language of New Caledonia, there are 40 known indigenous languages of which 38 are living languages and 2 are extinct.
		The first, the Caldoches, are those who were born in New Caledonia and have roots going all the way back to the convicts in the penal colony or the Colons, the early settlers.
	www.pac-island.com /PacificMap/new_caledonia.htm (835 words)

	[10 Jul 2000] GA/COL/3032 : SPECIAL DECOLONIZATION COMMITTEE HEARS PETITIONERS FROM NON-SELF-GOVERNING TERRITORIES
		The United Nations and parties to the question of New Caledonia must be vigilant against threats to the successful outcome of the Noumea Accord, the representative of that Territory's pro-independence Front de liberation national kanak socialiste (FLNKS) told the Special Committee on Decolonization this morning during its hearing of petitioners from Non-Self-Governing Territories.
		New Caledonia's economy is dominated by the nickel industry.
		New Caledonia had important natural resources, notably nickel, and studies were being conducted with a view to establishing industries in both the North Province and the South Province.
	www.un.org /News/Press/docs/2000/20000710.gacol3032.doc.html (2913 words)

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		Under the legal system operating in the Territory of New Caledonia, mining titles (concessions and exploitation permits) issued for the mining of nickel and associated mineral ores cover 380,000 hectares, about 22 per cent of the surface of the main island of New Caledonia.
		New Caledonian nickel is produced in two forms, as ferro-nickel alloys (22 to 37 per cent nickel content) which can be used directly in the production of special steels, and more concentrated ingots (75 to 78 per cent nickel), which are sent to Le Havre in France for refinement into purer metal.
		Imports to New Caledonia have grown considerably in recent years, and the declining value of nickel exports makes it difficult to offset the costs of imports.
	www.unu.edu /unupress/unupbooks/80505e/80505E03.htm (3013 words)

	New Zealand:: Travel to New Zealand :: Australia Journey
		New Zealand or Aotearoa, the Land of the Long White Cloud, is a country of two large islands and many smaller islands in the south-western Pacific Ocean.
		The closest neighbours to the north are New Caledonia, Fiji and Tonga.
		The population of New Zealand is mostly of European descent, with the indigenous Maori as the largest minority.
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	New_Caledonia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The islands make up two terrestrial ecoregions, the New Caledonia rain forests on the Loyalty Islands, Ile des Pins, and the eastern side of Grand Terre, and the New Caledonia dry forests in the rain shadow on the western side of Grand Terre.
		New Caledonia's freshwater ecology also evolved in long isolation, and the New Caledonia rivers and streams are home to many endemic species.
		The representative of the French central state in New Caledonia is the High Commissioner of the Republic (Haut-Commissaire de la République, locally known as "haussaire"), who is the head of civil services, and who seats in the government of the territory.
	www.freecaviar.com /search.php?title=New_Caledonia (2060 words)

	New Caledonia -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		It includes the island of New Caledonia (the Grande Terre, or mainland), where the capital, Nouméa, is located; the Loyalty Islands; the Bélep Islands; and the Isle of Pines.
		The main island of New Caledonia and the inhabited outer islands are ringed by roads.
		Virtually the entire coast of the island of New Caledonia may be traveled by road, and crossroads penetrate the centre of the island.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9117357 (840 words)

	New Caledonia - Country Information Paper - NZ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
		Under the Noumea Accord, New Caledonia is allowed to establish diplomatic representation in the Pacific and the European Union as well as conclude international agreements in its areas of competency.
		New Caledonia participates in the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and is a member of the Pacific Islands Development Programme and an associate member of the South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission (SOPAC).
		New Caledonia is represented in New Zealand by the Embassy of France
	www.mfat.govt.nz /Countries/Pacific/New-Caledonia.php (3019 words)

	New Caledonia: World
		New Caledonia offers the opportunity to dive the largest and most beautiful coral lagoon in the world.
		New Caledonia has 25 per cent of the world’s nickel reserves.
		The local economy is driven by the nickel industry (mining and processing), which employs 3200 workers and generate 90 per cent of total exports.
	www.lycos.com /info/new-caledonia--world.html (377 words)

	New Caledonia
		New Caledonia's moderately developed economy is based on mining.
		Tourist facilities are concentrated on the island of New Caledonia, but are also available in some of the smaller island groups.
		Americans living or traveling to New Caledonia are encouraged to register with the U.S. Embassy in Suva, Fiji, or through the State Department’s travel registration website, and to obtain up-to-date information on travel and security within New Caledonia.
	travel.state.gov /travel/new_caledonia.html (1547 words)

	Maui Pacific Center 1999 Conference - Chamber of Commerce & Industry
		New Caledonia benefits from huge deposits of nickel ore. It is estimated that we have roughly 25% of world known resources, which is a great opportunity for the country.
		In the history of New Caledonia, the Chamber was involved in the set up of the first railway, which has disappeared since then.
		We are financed by the French state, the Congress of New Caledonia, and the three provinces of New Caledonia.
	pidp.eastwestcenter.org /jcc/mpc/cvix/cvix_pitollet.htm (2137 words)

	New Caledonia Economy
		Economy—overview: New Caledonia has more than 20% of the world's known nickel resources.
		In recent years the economy has suffered because of depressed international demand for nickel the principal source of export earnings.
		In addition to nickel financial support from France and tourism are key to the health of the economy.
	www.world66.com /australiaandpacific/newcaledonia/economy (245 words)

	New Caledonia: Mining activities in New Caledonia
		New Caledonia has experienced severe environmental damage from their mining industry.
		Nowadays, the old mining techniques are being replaced with the new ones, which ensures minimal impact to the environment.
		New mining techniques were introduced to abate the environmental impact of the mines:
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	New Caledonia - Country information - Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
		The laws implementing the Noumea Accord gave New Caledonia an executive government of between five and eleven members, to be elected by and responsible to the New Caledonian Congress.
		New Caledonians enjoy a high GDP per capita (last reported at US$12,900, for the year 2000), but there is a significant disparity in wealth distribution, made more painful for some by the high cost of living owing to heavy market protection (favouring local and European goods).
		Accordingly, New Caledonia became an Observer to the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) in 1999 and in 2006 was welcomed into the new PIF category of Associate Member.
	www.dfat.gov.au /geo/new_caledonia/new_caledonia_brief.html (2017 words)

	New Caledonia
		Caledonia was a popular poetic and patriotic term for Scotland, and James Cook's father was Scotch.
		British and North American whalers and sandalwood traders became interested in New Caledonia and tensions developed as their approach became increasingly dishonest (an arrogant attitude and cheating became commonplace).
		Whites that have lived in New Caledonia for several generations are locally known as Caldoches, whereas newcomers who have immigrated from metropolitan France are called Métros or Métropolitains.
	www.my-world-guide.com /country/171 (1617 words)

	Quakes strike near New Caledonia - CNN.com
		NOUMEA, New Caledonia (AP) -- A series of earthquakes struck near the French islands of New Caledonia in the South Pacific on Friday, prompting increased vigilance for a tsunami, though officials said there was no immediate risk.
		New Caledonia is a collection of small islands with a population of about 221,000 people located some 1,120 miles northeast of Australia.
		The quakes came soon as New Caledonia is testing a new tsunami warning system, Baratto said.
	edition.cnn.com /2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/28/newcaledonia.quake.ap/index.html (369 words)

	New Caledonia - Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies - Melanesia - South Pacific - Kanaky :: geography, economy, ...
		New Caledonia is an island group located in the South Pacific east of Australia.
		The French overseas territory is comprised of the 400 km long major island "Grande Terre" divided in a Northern and a Southern province, the archipelago of Belep in northwest, the île des Pins in southeast and the Loyalty islands Ouvéa, Lifou, Tiga and Maré located northeast of the main island.
		New Caledonia institute for statistics and economy (in French).
	www.nationsonline.org /oneworld/new_caledonia.htm (793 words)

	Economy Of New Caledonia
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	New Caledonia
		The GIs brought abundance and consumerism and as a consequence New Caledonia entered the twentieth century.
		The dialogue between the different communities has evolved, and, after a difficult period, the "Matignon Accords" was signed by the MP for New Caledonia, Jacques Lafleur, Jean-Marie Tjibaou and the then French Prime Minister.
		The "Nouméa Accords" which provide for a greater autonomy in New Caledonia, were ratified by the referendum which was held on November 8th, 1998.
	www.newcaledoniatourism-south.com /history.cfm (271 words)

	New Caledonia
		Background: Settled by both Britain and France during the first half of the 19th century, the island was made a French possession in 1853.
		Economy overview: New Caledonia has more than 20% of the world's known nickel resources.
		In addition to nickel, the substantial financial support from France and tourism are keys to the health of the economy.
	www.paulnoll.com /Locations/visiting-New-Caledonia.html (347 words)

	CNN.com - Cost over-run puts Goro mine on hold - Dec. 5, 2002
		New Caledonia, a French territory in the South Pacific about 2000 kilometres (1240 miles) northeast of Sydney, Australia, is already the world's third largest nickel producer by tonnage.
		The government of New Caledonia was to hold 5 percent, leaving Inco with 70 percent.
		According to Inco, Goro is expected to provide about 800 permanent jobs and another 1,500 indirect and induced jobs in New Caledonia.
	archives.cnn.com /2002/BUSINESS/asia/12/05/canada.inco.biz (512 words)

	1000Countries.com: New Caledonia III: new caledonia, NEW CALEDONIA (Site not responding. Last check: )
		New Caledonia New Caledonia is situated in the heart of the South Pacific, 1 500 km east...
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		New Caledonia is in the Pacific and it part of France...
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