New Caledonia
Americannoun
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an island in the S Pacific, about 800 miles (1,290 km) E of Australia. 6,224 sq. mi. (16,120 sq. km).
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an overseas territory of France comprising this island and other smaller islands: formerly a penal colony. 131,665; 7,200 sq. mi. (18,650 sq. km). Nouméa.
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Researchers analyzed nearly 20 years of data from humpback whales that breed in the waters around New Caledonia in the South Pacific.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 5, 2026
Police allege that he could have carried out assaults not only in France, but also Germany, Switzerland, Morocco, Niger, Algeria, the Philippines, India, Colombia, and the French overseas territory of New Caledonia.
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2026
The dispute "is blocking the delimitation of the maritime border with New Caledonia and creating problematic legal uncertainties affecting fishing and scientific research activities, for example," it added.
From Barron's ● Dec. 18, 2025
And Bolivia - who finished seventh in South America - are not certain to play a team from Oceania, which would be New Caledonia.
From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2025
On the first day of November the Second Division left Wellington, presumably on maneuvers at Hawke Bay again, but ending up instead at Noumea on the French island of New Caledonia.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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