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	Loyalty Islands - LoveToKnow 1911
		Enough of the rocky surface is covered with a thin coating of soil to enable the natives to grow yams, taro, bananas, andc., for their support; cotton thrives well, and has even been exported in small quantities, but there is no space available for its cultivation on any considerable scale.
		The Loyalty islanders are Melanesians; the several islands have each its separate language, and in Uea one tribe uses a Samoan and another a New Hebridean form of speech.
		The Loyalty group was discovered at the beginning of the 19th century, and Dumont d'Urville laid down the several islands in his chart.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Loyalty_Islands (273 words)

	Kermadec Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Kermadec Islands are an island arc in the Pacific Ocean.
		The islands lie at 29° to 31.5° south latitude and 178° to 179° west longitude, 800–1000 km northeast of New Zealand's North Island, and a similar distance southwest of Tonga.
		The islands are recognized by ecologists as a distinct ecoregion, the Kermadec Islands subtropical moist forests.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kermadec_Islands (1270 words)

	THE LOYALTY ISLANDS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The archipelago of the Loyalty Islands lies 100 kilometres east of mainland New Caledonia, separated by a 2,500 metre deep strait.
		An island of contrasts, there are five-storey high cliffs, basalt rocks, dark forests, and small coves with caves and powdery white sand beaches lining the clear waters of the lagoon.
		The greater portion of the interior of the island is destitute of soil, and similar to the low coral land at the Isle of Pines.
	www.janeresture.com /loyalty (1969 words)

	Loyalty Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Loyalty Islands (French: Îles Loyauté) are an archipelago in the Pacific.
		The people of the Loyalty Islands are of mixed Melanesian and Polynesian heritage, with also a small European minority.
		The chief export of the Loyalty Islands is copra.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Loyalty_Islands (278 words)

	Loyalty Islands Accommodation & Travel Information, New Caledonia, South Pacific - Jasons Travel Channel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Loyalty Islanders are known for their friendliness and hospitality and visitors are treated as favoured guests.
		Lifou, the largest island at 1150sq km, has a coastline etched with long beaches of white sand and ancient reef cliffs pierced by caves.
		This rocky island is known for its sheer cliffs, interspersed with coves of powdery white sand beaches.
	www.jasons.com /001709,NCA,LOYALTYISL,,,pg,1,0.mel (516 words)

	HighBeam Encyclopedia - Loyalty Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Recent Archaeological Research in the Loyalty Islands of New Caledonia.
		Loyalty continues to roll: while the loyalty buzz continues, new developments and players arrive on the scenes.
		Divided loyalties and fractured sovereignty: transnationalism and the nation-state in Aotearoa/New Zealand.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/L/LoyaltyI1.asp (286 words)

	Mountain Tops of Lemuria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The Loyalty group was discovered at the beginning of the I9th century, and Dumont d’Urville laid down the several islands in his chart.
		As the breeze continued through the day, and the sky remained clear, this scene, as we approach the island, which spread out to view, seemed to present those aspects inspiring the sentiment that, although perceiving the landscape for the first time, we are on familiar ground.
		We had seventeen on board for various parts of the island, who individually had to be landed at the villages of their own respective tribe along the coast, for to land them altogether, of so many different tribes, at one place, would only have been sacrificing a chief part of their massacre.
	www.dailywriting.net /WatsonLemuria1.htm (1812 words)

	18 best-kept island secrets - More Luxury Travel Features - MSNBC.com
		The Loyalty Islands of Lifou, Maré and Ouvea are studded with limestone caves and emerald waters and have an intact Melanesian culture.
		On the island of Minicoy, the husband takes the wife’s family name and the wife rules the family. Lakshadweep’s greatest appeal, though, centers on the pale blue waters of the lagoon, the reef, the soft, creamy beaches, the utter friendliness of the people and its total lack of tourism pretense.
		The islands are world-famous for their expressive dot and line art, totem-like Pukumani burial poles and some of the most picturesque waterfalls — Pickertaramoor and Taracumbie Falls on Melville, and Tumwarripi Falls on Bathurst — in all of Australia.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/11593077/page/3 (1185 words)

	Loyalty Islands - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Loyalty Islands - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		New Caledonia and Dependencies, overseas territory of France, situated in the south-western Pacific Ocean, east of Australia.
		The first European to see the island was probably John Cabot, an English navigator who arrived in the region in 1497.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Loyalty_Islands.html (107 words)

	New-Caledonia : New-Caledonia, Mare (Nengone), Loyalty Islands
		Maré is the island in the Loyalty islands which has best kept its strong traditional customs.
		Maré is the second largest island in the archipelago with its 400 square miles.
		There is a brand of sailboards by the same name, because their creator fell so in love with the beauty of this island (visit by invitation only).
	www.azureva.com /gb/nouvelle-caledonie/magazine/mare.php3 (390 words)

	BBC Weather Centre - World Weather - News - 31/01/2006 - Jim feels at home in Caledonia
		No, not Scotland but New Caledonia, which is a group of islands situated some 500 miles northeast of Australia in the Pacific Ocean.
		The storm swept through the Loyalty Islands and New Caledonia through last night and early reports say that only minor damage has been inflicted on the islands.
		Jim is now expected to head south-east away from the groups of islands and weaken.
	www.bbc.co.uk /weather/world/news/31012006news.shtml (254 words)

	IGPP Broadband Seismic Data Collection Center \| Special Events \| Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia - December 27, 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia - December 27, 2003
		The Anza group at the University of California San Diego operates a broadband seismograph network consisting of 17 three component broadband seismograph stations centered near Anza, California (see map).
		On Saturday, December 27th, 2003 at 8:01 AM (PST) we recorded a quake (preliminary Mw 7.30) located near the Loyalty Islands.
	eqinfo.ucsd.edu /special_events/2003/361/a/index.shtml (324 words)

	800 Years Of Loyalty - 10 August 2004 (8)
		The usefulness of the Channel Island ports as a loyal base between England and the English wine lands in Aquitaine could not be ignored by either side, nor indeed by pirate raiders.
		In 1254 King Henry III granted the Islands to his son, the future Edward I, but at the same time stipulated that the Islands were never to be separated from the English Crown.
		The large influx of English soldiers and labourers to Jersey during the 18th and 19th centuries proved to be a massive influence on the Island, changing the language and culture from French- to English-dominated.
	www.volaw.com /pg543.htm (1417 words)

	ReliefWeb » Document Preview » Cyclone weakens near New Caledonia, Vanuatu
		Earlier today, the cyclone was reported about 200 kilometers north of Ouvea in the Loyalty Islands land at midday it was northwest of Tanna Island.
		School holiday's camps in the Noumea area have been closed and military reinforcements have been sent to the Loyalty Islands ahead of Beni's arrival.
		The cyclone is expected to curve south and then southwest, crossing the Loyalty Islands by tomorrow morning before passing close to Noumea.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/rwb.nsf/AllDocsByUNID/f580adbc224d8afa49256cbf001f11ee (235 words)

	Ouvea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The smallest of the three main Islands in the Loyalties is a superb atoll where fish are abundant and are the principal source of incomefor the local people.
		Some of these holes act as a natural swimming pool for the children of the island and a refuge for the turtles.
		Pacific Island Travel has 3 offices in the Netherlands - in Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Eindhoven - and agencies throughout the Pacific region.
	www.pacificislandtravel.com /new_caledonia/about_destin/ouvea.html (451 words)

	PICA - Pacific Islanders' Cultural Association
		The triangle is bounded by the Hawaiian islands in the north, New Zealand in the west, and Easter Island in the east.
		The island of New Guinea, the Bismarck and Louisiade archipelagos, the Admiralty Islands, and Bougainville Island (which make up the independent state of Papua New Guinea), the Solomon Islands, the Santa Cruz Islands (part of the Solomon Islands), New Caledonia and Loyalty Islands, Vanuatu (formerly New Hebrides), Fiji, Norfolk Island, and various smaller islands.
		The islands of Kiribati, Guam, Nauru, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia (Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, and Kosrate, all in the Caroline Islands).
	www.pica-org.org /Terms/terms.htm (173 words)

	Loyalty Islands - Lifou, Mare, Ouvea, hotel transport loyalty
		Lifou, Mare and Ouvea, lands of legend and tradition, mystical islands of unique beauty...
		The Loyalty islanders have managed to preserve the most powerful traditions of the Territory of New Caledonia, an imaginary environment wrought with myths and legends.
		When you visit the Loyalty Islands, you will get to know a people and their beliefs, you will discover Kanak life in all its authenticity, and you will enjoy the natural hospitality of the island people who will receive you like a favoured guest.
	www.loyalty-islands.com (112 words)

	Pacific islands archaeology
		Forest clearance on many islands is signaled in changing pollen spectra from sediment cores, with tree taxa rapidly giving away to ferns and grasses; also characteristic are sharp increases in microscopic charcoal influxes, indicating human-induced burning, in most cases probably associated with shifting cultivation.
		A dramatic case of avifaunal extinctions on Pacific islands is that of the moa, a group of 13 species of large, flightless birds which became totally extinct in New Zealand during the brief period of Polynesian occupation (Anderson 1989).
		Allen J 1996 The pre-Austronesian settlement of island Melanesia: Implications for Lapita archaeology.
	sscl.berkeley.edu /~oal/background/pacislands.htm (2673 words)

	New Caledonia
		New Caledonia, a French overseas territory in the Southwest Pacific, about 1,500 km east of Australia, is an archipelago of 18,575 sq km (World Factbook), and consists of one large and one small island, and the Loyalty and Huon groups.
		The Central Range, the axis of which is parallel to the axis of the island, isolates a narrow strip on the East Coast, with abundant rainfall, from the western plains with semi-arid climates.
		The soils have low fertility, are prone to erosion and are characteristic of mountainous islands influenced by the trade winds.
	www.fao.org /WAICENT/FAOINFO/AGRICULT/AGP/AGPC/doc/Counprof/southpacific/newcaledonia.htm (3340 words)

	Loyalty - LoveToKnow 1911
		LOYALTY, allegiance to the sovereign or established government of one's country, also personal devotion and reverence to the sovereign and royal family.
		The English word came into use in the early part of the 15th century in the sense of fidelity to one's oath, or in service, love, andc.; the later and now the ordinary sense appears in the 16th century.
		This page was last modified 16:47, 29 Apr 2006.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Loyalty (132 words)

	APCEDI Asia-Pacific Disaster Alerts: January 2006
		Cyclone Jim is currently 300 km east of Noumea or 150 km southeast of Maré in the Loyalty Islands (les Iles Loyauté) and is moving to the east-southeast at 40 km/hr.
		Cyclone Jim is forecast to pass 50 kms north of the Loyalty Islands (les Iles Loyauté) of Lifou and Maré as a strong Category 1 storm.
		The island of Futuna spent several hours near the centre of the Cyclone Tam earlier today, but as the storm was still quite small in intensity, it is likely that only minor damage and minor localised flooding resulted.
	www.afap.org /apcedi/archive/2006_01_01_archive.html (16906 words)

	P&O Cruises Australia - Lifou
		Lifou is the largest coral atoll in the Loyalty archipelago.
		Lifou has the wonderful charm of an island that has managed to preserve its own traditional Kanak culture.
		Lifou is special in that it has a number of diversified landscapes; the northern coast of the island is made up of high, steep cliffs, whilst the southern side has pristine white sand beaches with stunning turquoise waters.
	www.pocruises.co.nz /html/lifou.cfm (89 words)

	CNN.com - Strong quake hits South Pacific - Apr 11, 2005
		ET, was centered about 180 miles (290 kilometers) from the closest island and about 1,000 miles (1,700 km) from Auckland, New Zealand, the USGS said.
		The Tsunami Warning Center wrote in a bulletin that it had determined, based on earthquake and historical tsunami data, that a destructive tsunami was not generated.
		The Encyclopedia Britannica says the Loyalty Islands are a "limestone coral group in the French overseas territory of New Caledonia, southwestern Pacific Ocean.
	edition.cnn.com /2005/WORLD/asiapcf/04/11/quake.pacific (190 words)

	Reef and Shore Fishes of the South Pacific: New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands - PowerBookSearch!
		Reef and Shore Fishes of the South Pacific: New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands
		SHORT DESCRIPTION: This volume covers the inshore fish fauna of New Caledonia, the Loyalty Islands, the southern Gilbert Islands (Kiribati), Tuvalu, Fiji, the Wallis Islands, Tonga, Samoa, American Samoa, the Tokelau Islands, the Phoenix Islands, the Cook Islands,...
		This volume covers the inshore fish fauna of New Caledonia, the Loyalty Islands, the southern Gilbert Islands (Kiribati), Tuvalu, Fiji, the Wallis Islands, Tonga, Samoa, American Samoa, the Tokelau Islands, the Phoenix Islands, the Cook Islands, the Austral Islands, Rapa, the Society Islands, the Tuamoto Archipelago, the Marquesas Islands, and the Pitcairn Islands.
	www.powerbooksearch.com /booksearch0824826981.html (435 words)

	Drehu Village Hotel - Loyalty Islands
		Well positioned resort in the center of the island practical for the visite of the vast island of Lifou and just 10 minutes away by car from the marina of Lifou.
		The resort has its own restaurant offering island specialities or an a la carte menu.
		And to keep you entertained, there is a swimming pool, kayaks, beach games, snorkelling and table tennis.
	www.talpacific.com /loyalty/drehu (304 words)

	Lifou Accommodation & Travel Information, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia, South Pacific - Jasons Travel Channel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Known as 'Drehu' in the local language, the island of Lifou is the largest and most heavily populated in the Loyalty archipelago, with some 10,000 residents.
		The plantation is set within a beautiful forest on the island's north coast.
		Take a tour of the island which visits sights such as the cliffs at Joking, the Mucaweng Vanilla Plantation and the Catholic Chapel at Easo, built in 1898.
	www.jasons.com /001710,,,,,PG,1,0.mel (647 words)

	Loyalty Islands Earthquakes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		A swarm of medium to major earthquakes hit the Loyalty Islands region of the south west Pacific
		The earthquakes are located along the subduction zone of the New Hebrides Island Arc.
		There was no threat to other areas in the Pacific.
	www.volcanolive.com /loyalty2.html (110 words)

	Ouvea Accommodation & Travel Information, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia, South Pacific Islands - Jasons Travel Channel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		This raised atoll is 35km long, and the smallest of the group's three main islands.
		Popular excursions include the church and beach at Mouli in the south, Fayawa Island, the Cliffs of Lekine, and the village of St Joseph in the north.
		It has brilliant yellow-green feathers and a green crest, and is found in the north of the island.
	www.jasons.com /001711,,,,,pg,1,0.mel (492 words)

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