Geography of New Caledonia
- New Caledonia is: a "sui generis collectivity" (in practice an overseas territory) of France
- Location:
- Southern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Pacific Ocean
- West Pacific
- South Pacific Ocean
- Oceania
- Melanesia
- Oceania
- South Pacific Ocean
- West Pacific
- Pacific Ocean
- Time zone: UTC+11
- Extreme points of New Caledonia
- High: Mont Panie 1,628 m (5,341 ft)
- Low: Coral Sea 0 m
- Land boundaries: none
- Coastline: South Pacific Ocean 2,254 km
- Southern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Population of New Caledonia: 244,600 (January 1, 2008) - —th most populous country
- Area of New Caledonia: 18,575 km2
- Atlas of New Caledonia
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