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Grande-Terre -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article Grande Terre is also the name of the main island of (An island east of Australia and north of New Zealand) New Caledonia. www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/g/gr/grande-terre1.htm   (157 words)

New Caledonia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The western side of the Grande Terre lies in the rain shadow of the central mountains, and rainfall averages 1200 mm per year. The New Caledonia Barrier Reef, which surrounds the Grande Terre and the Île des Pins, is the second-largest coral reef in the world after Australia's Great Barrier Reef, reaching a length of 1500 km. The Grande Terre is by far the largest of the islands, and the only mountainous island. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/New_Caledonia   (2803 words)

Grande-Terre - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Grande Terre is also the name of the main island of New Caledonia. This page was last modified 10:23, 7 September 2005. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Grande-Terre   (112 words)

Terrestrial Ecoregions -- New Caledonia rain forests (AA0113) Grand Terre is the only high island of New Caledonia, with a mountain chain running down the center of the island and five peaks exceeding 1,500 m. The soils of the Loyalty Islands to the east and Iles des Pines to the south of Grand Terre are largely from limestone substrates that resulted from the volcanic uplifting of corals when the islands were formed (Mueller-Dombois 1998). The tropical moist forest of this ecoregion is generally subdivided into lowland rain forests of the Loyalty Islands and Grand Terre, the montane forests of Grand Terre, and Grand Terre's wet maquis forest. www.worldwildlife.org /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/aa/aa0113_full.html   (1864 words)

Grande Terre Grande Terre, the largest island in New Caledonia, is approximately 1,000 miles east of Townsville, Australia. The local economy is based on nickle, in fact, more than one quarter of the world's known supply is found here. wonderclub.com /Atlas/grand.htm   (70 words)

MBG New Caledonia: Geographic Setting Grande Terre is continental in origin, and is oriented along a NNW- SSE axis, with extensions in both directions to several smaller, geologically related islands to the NNW (Iles Bélep, Ile Baaba, Ile Balabio) and the SSE (Ile Ouen, Ile des Pins). The principal island, Grande Terre, is approximately 390 km long and about 50 km wide on average, covering an area of 16,890 km². Essentially all of New Caledonia's botanical diversity is concentrated on Grande Terre. www.mobot.org /MOBOT/Research/newcaledonia/setting.html   (237 words)

Grande Terre GIS Grand Terre is a GIS consulting, implementation and support services company that was founded in 2003. Grand Terre serves the entire GIS industry and specializes in environmental remediation, ecologic, and facilities management GIS using ESRI ArcGIS™ solutions. Jeffrey M. Laird, President of Grand Terre, has over 20 years of practical GIS experience gained during the successful implementation of over 40 projects world-wide. www.grandterregis.com   (124 words)

031204_TerraGrande_water.doc Terre Grande customers are currently charged a flat rate of $26 per month during the four summer months and $14 per month for the eight non-summer months. United Water is proposing to charge Terre Grande customers a flat bi-monthly rate of $54.29 until meters can be installed. United Water has filed an application with the commission to expand its certificate to include the Terre Grande water system and requests approval of related rates and charges. www.puc.state.id.us /internet/press/031204_TerraGrande_water.doc   (288 words)

Yale Peabody Museum: Vertebrate Zoology: Herpetology Collections Grande Terre (at left) is about 250 miles (about 400 km) long and about 30 miles (about 50 km) wide at the widest point. New Caledonia, off the eastern coast of Australia in the Southern Hemisphere tropics, is comprised of a main island (Grande Terre), the 3 Loyalty Islands, the Isle of Pine, and hundreds of smaller islands. The highest point on Grande Terre is Mont Panie, which is 5,341 feet (1,628 m) in elevation. www.peabody.yale.edu /collections/vz/hercoll_newcal.html   (256 words)

NewCaledonia.doc Grande Terre is almost completely surrounded by a barrier reef which borders a lagoon of clear, rather shallow water covering 16,000 sq.km and varying in width from about one km to 25 km. Grande Terre itself is very elongate in shape, being about 400 km long (from northwest to southeast) but only 50 km wide. Embouchure du Diahot (1) Location: 20o20'S, 164o20'E; downstream from the town of Ouega, near the northwest tip of Grande Terre. www.wetlands.org /inventory&/OceaniaDir/Doc_chapters/NewCaledonia.doc   (6501 words)

Grande-Terre --  Encyclopædia Britannica A river whose waters are vital to its dry basin, the Rio Grande rises in the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado and flows for 1,885 miles (3,035 kilometers) to the Gulf of Mexico. From its source, the Rio Grande travels southward through central New Mexico before angling southeastward for some 1,250 miles (2,010 kilometers) to form the boundary between Texas and... Advisory committee for Grande application on Java platform. www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9037705   (815 words)

GUADELOUPE - LoveToKnow Article on GUADELOUPE The mean annual temperature is 78 F., and the minimum 61 F., and the maximum 101 F. From July to November heavy rains fall, the annual average on the coast being 86 in., while in the interior it is much greater. The bay between the two sections of Guadeloupe on the north is called Grand Cul-de-Sac Mann, that on the south being Petit Cul-de-Sac Mann. It consists of a plain composed mainly of limestone and a conglomerate of sand and broken shells known as maconne de bon dieu, much used for building. www.1911encyclopedia.org /G/GU/GUADELOUPE.htm   (1236 words)

Grande Terre Cane Fields Grande Terre is mostly flat, although there are some sizeable hills. Generally, though, the view is just like this -- lots of sky and cane fields. www.cieux.com /guadeloupe/gt.html   (26 words)

LA CARAVELLE Vacation: Club Med At "Grande Terre": the rooms are divided into two floors, with no lift or balconies and with sea or garden views. Accommodation, Based in Grande Terre, along one of the most beautiful golden sandy beaches in the Caribbean, the Village is grouped into several buildings. The "Marie Galante" hotel, a two-storey building with no lift, and the "Basse Terre" and "Grande Terre" hotels. www.clubmed.com /all_inclusive_resort/accommodation_la_caravelle.html   (269 words)

360 Degree Panoramas The island of Grande Terre is flat and devoted mostly to growing sugar cane. This view is from the high point at the tip of Grande Terre. Basse Terre, home to La Soufriere, shows its volcanic origins in its mountainous terrain and the rain forests on the slopes of the volcano. www.cieux.com /360.html   (426 words)

New Caledonia Grande Terre is divided by a central mountain range, with foggy, dense, wet forests and a lush, wild east coast that's seen less European settlement than the west. The central mountain range on Grande Terre has created numerous microclimates and separated pockets of terrain in which plants and animals have specialised since the islands were part of prehistoric Gondwanaland. New Caledonia's main island, Grande Terre ('Big Land'), is an off-centre streak of dirt and nickel parked in a turquoise sea. www.coop.uvic.ca /international/NewCaledonia.html   (4491 words)

Untitled Complete with a National Park and Guadeloupe’s administrative capital, Basse Terre is the quiet, adventurous cousin of Grande Terre. However, the majority of its business and population are found on its two largest, Grande Terre and Basse Terre. While both islands have declared French as the official language, Grande Terre bears the greatest resemblance to its ruling country. www.suite101.com /print_article.cfm/1575/21669   (883 words)

Travel in Guadeloupe - Caribbean - America - Culture - WorldTravelGate.net®- The eastern wing is called Grande Terre and is a filled in coral reef; quite flat and with good beaches. The western wing is Basse Terre and is a mountainous island thrust up from the ocean floor by a volcano that is still active - La Soufriere. Terre de Haut lies at a splendid bay with a "sugar loaf" almost like Rio. www.americatravelling.net /caribbean/guadeloupe/guadeloupe_culture.htm   (1373 words)

Guadeloupe - Wikitravel Grande Terre: flat and dry with a lot of beaches, some of them very touristic. From there, you can look up at the islands La Désirade, Petite Terre, Marie Galante, Les Saintes, La Dominique but also have a perfect view of the mainland Grande Terre and far away Basse Terre. Guadeloupe is an archipelago of nine inhabited islands, including Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galante, La Desirade, Iles des Saintes (2), Saint-Barthelemy, Iles de la Petite Terre, and Saint-Martin (French part of the island of Saint Martin). wikitravel.org /en/Guadeloupe   (1645 words)

Grande Terre New Caledonia as a whole has 1600km of reef and the main barrier reef surrounds the main island Grande Terre. Grand Terre ('Big Land'), is by far the largest island of New Caledonia, being 400km long and 50km wide making it the 6th largest island in the South Pacific. All our images can be purchased for commercial and non-commercial use. www.virtualaustralia.com /newcaledonia/photos/coast/grandeterre   (126 words)

Earth from Space - Image Information Most of the agricultural activity occurs on Grande Terre where sugarcane, bananas, and coffee are grown, usually on large plantations. Guadeloupe, an overseas department of France located in the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles, comprises two islands separated by a narrow channel—Grande Terre to the east with its low-lying, limestone reef platform and Basse Terre to the west with its rugged, mountainous, volcanic land. The concentration of commercial activity centers on the Pointe-à-Pitre and Abymes area along the southwest coast of Grande Terre. earth.jsc.nasa.gov /sseop/EFS/printinfo.pl?PHOTO=STS064-84-83   (303 words)

Îles Kerguelen (France) Grande Terre's most famous plant species is the Kerguelen cabbage ("Pringlea antiscorbutica"), which contains the vitamin C, needed to fight scurvy. At one time, even dogs, mink, reindeer, mules, ponies, pigs and cattle have lived on the Grande Terre. Îles Kerguelen consist of one main island (le Grande Terre) and more that 300 tiny islets and rocks. www.70south.com /resources/islands/kerguelen   (251 words)

SEA — — Voyages — Ports Guadeloupe, a French territory since 1635, is an archipelago that includes Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galante, La Desirade, Iles des Saintes, Saint Barthelemy, Iles de la Petite Terre, and the French part of the island of Saint Martin. www.sea.edu /voyages/ports.asp?port=Guadeloupe   (239 words)

International Travel News: The Discerning Traveler: Rambling on La Guadell... @ HighBeam Research The names seem to be a contradiction, with the smaller Grande-Terre being called the big land, until you realize that the original names described the trade winds and not the geography. These air currents come from the northeast, blowing with great force (grande) over the smaller part of the island and being held back by the mountains in the west, where the winds are "flat" (basse). To follow a scenic route toward this beach, drive the narrow winding roads through les Grands Fonds (the big valleys) in the undulating center of the island. www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:81148729&refid=holomed_1   (1335 words)

Basse-terre: Habitation Grande Anse - Traveler Reviews - Fabulous - TripAdvisor Basse Terre is very different then Grande Terre as far as the beaches go. The only beach within walking distance is Plage de Grande Anse, which is one of the nicest large beaches on the island, although there are several smaller beaches within a short driving distance. The beach grande anse was a 5 min walk from the hotel. tripadvisor.com /ShowUserReviews-g147301-d150973-r3085750-Habitation_Grande...   (1334 words)

MSU Caribbean Students Assoc::Template Country Basse-Terre is more mountainous and is dominated by the volcanic peak, called Grande Soufriere, and the tropical rainforests, which cover its slopes. Grande-Terre, is the commercial center of the islands and the location of the more picturesque coral sand beaches, as well as the colorful capital, Point a Pitre. jewel.morgan.edu /~csa/guade.shtml   (340 words)

Relais Alison bed and breakfast inn - Grande Terre, Relais Alison a Grande Terre, New Caledonia Bed & Breakfast Inn Relais Alison bed and breakfast inn - Grande Terre, www.lanierbb.com /inns/wwbb4751.html   (20 words)

Guadeloupe - Atlapedia Online Basse-Terre, the western island, is of volcanic origin, mountainous and also has an active volcano called Grande Soufriere. The territory consists of seven islands, while the two main islands of Grande-Terre and Basse-Terre are separated by a narrow saltwater stream, called Riviere Salee. The eastern island of Grande-Terre is lower and flatter than Basse-Terre and is of coral-limestone formation. www.atlapedia.com /online/countries/guadelop.htm   (581 words)

Grande Terre, New Caledonia Bed and Breakfasts - Grande Terre Bed and Breakfast Inns from Pamela Lanier Grande Terre, New Caledonia Bed and Breakfasts - Grande Terre Bed and Breakfast Inns from Pamela Lanier Search our database of Grande Terre B&B's and you'll find detailed listings, current rates, and special deals for bed and breakfasts in Grande Terre, New Caledonia. Grande Terre, New Caledonia Bed and Breakfast Inns www.lanierbb.com /New_Caledonia/Grande_Terre   (125 words)

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