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fiogf49gjkf0d NEW CALEDONIA LIES IN THE SOUTH WEST PACIFIC OCEAN AND
CONSISTS OF NEW CALEDONIA AND WALPOLE ISLANDS, THE ISLE OF
PINS, AND THE LOYALTY, BELEP, HUON, AND SURPRISE, AND
CHESTERFIELD ISLAND GROUPS. THE TERRITORY HAS A VARIETY OF
HIGH RUGGED ISLANDS AND CORAL AND LIMESTONE LOW ISLANDS.
NEW CALEDONIA IS THE LARGEST ISLAND AND REPRESENTS 88% OF
THE TERRITORY'S LAND. IT IS SURROUNDED BY A GREAT BARRIER
REEF & HAS A CHAIN OF MOUNTAINS IN THE CENTER WHICH DIVIDES
THE ISLAND INTO TWO AREAS: A FERTILE, LUSH EAST COAST & A
FLAT WEST COAST. THE ISLAND HAS MANY RIVERS WITH THE LONGEST
BEING THE DIAHOT. THE ILE OF PINS AND BELEP ARE SIMILAR IN
TERRAIN TO NEW CALEDONIA. MARE & LIFOU IN THE LOYALTY GROUP
AND WALPOLE ARE RAISED ATOLLS. LIFOU IS NOTED FOR ITS CORAL
LIMESTONE CAVES. THE REMAINING ISLANDS ARE ATOLLS OR REEF
ISLANDS; MATTHEW AND HUNTER ARE ACTIVE VOLCANOES.
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