nouvelle caledonie wikipedia
Will Nouvelle-Calédonie be changed?
The official name of the territory, Nouvelle-Calédonie, could be changed in the near future due to the accord, which states that "a name, a flag, an anthem, a motto, and the design of banknotes will have to be sought by all parties together, to express the Kanak identity and the future shared by all parties."
Overview
New Caledonia, French unique collectivity in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, about 900 miles (1,500 km) east of Australia. It includes the island of New Caledonia (the Grande Terre [Mainland]), where the capital, Nouméa, is located; the Loyalty Islands; the Bélep Islands; and the Île des Pins. These islands form more than 99 percent of the total land area and lie between latitudes 18° and 23° S and longitudes 163° and 169° E. New Caledonia also includes a number of far-flung uninhabited islets: Huon and Surprise islands in the D’Entrecasteaux Reefs, the atolls of the Chesterfield Islands and the Bellona Reefs, Walpole Island, Beautemps-Beaupré Atoll, and Astrolabe Reefs. France also claims Hunter and Matthew islands, but the claim is disputed by Vanuatu. The main island is by far the largest of the group and contains about nine-tenths of the population. It is surrounded by a coral reef that extends from Huon Island in the north to the Île des Pins in the south. Except for the central part of the west coast, which is bordered only by a fringing reef, it is a true barrier reef enclosing a large lagoon. There are numerous passages in the reef, usually at the mouths of rivers. New Caledonia’s lagoons, with their diverse reefs and associated ecosystems, were designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2008. britannica.com
Relief and drainage
The cigar-shaped main island is some 30 miles (50 km) wide and 310 miles (500 km) long. Rugged mountain ranges, consisting principally of metamorphic rock formations, divide the island into an east coast, which in many places descends precipitously to the sea, and a west coast, which slopes more gradually and contains basically flat but undulating land. Ultrabasic serpentine rock forms a continuous plateau over most of the southern third of the island, rising to 5,308 feet (1,617 metres) at Mount Humboldt, and continues along the west coast as a series of discrete mountain masses. Outcrops from this formation form the islands of Art and Pott in the Bélep archipelago in the north and, in the south, the central part of the Île des Pins, which is bordered by an emerged coral platform. These rocks have weathered to form the striking terre rouge (i.e., red soils that overlie the island’s extensive deposits of nickel, chrome, and cobalt ore). In the northeast of the main island, an outcrop of gneiss forms a mountain range 40 miles (60 km) long that includes New Caledonia’s highest point, Mount Panié, elevation 5,341 feet (1,628 metres). Elsewhere the northern half of the island consists mainly of an irregular series of ranges formed from schists. Sedimentary rocks are limited to a narrow zone extending along much of the west coast inland between the serpentine ranges and the northern schist formations. They have weathered to produce broad undulating plains with some steep-sided hills. Numerous streams descend from the central mountain chain to the lagoon; the streams often flood rapidly after rainfall and dry out in dry weather, especially on the west coast. The Diahot River, the longest river in New Caledonia, flows for about 60 miles (100 km) toward the northern tip of the island along the western escarpment of the Mount Panié range. Britannica Quiz Islands and Archipelagos britannica.com
Climate
The climate is subtropical with year-round precipitation. Rainstorms are especially common on the east coast, where at higher elevations more than 120 inches (3,000 mm) of rain may fall annually. On the west coast the precipitation is regularly less than 40 inches (1,000 mm). The period from December to March is particularly rainy because of equatorial depressions, including frequent tropical cyclones (typhoons). Another period of heavy rainfall occurs in July and August; the driest months are September through November. Winds bearing northeast to southeast, including trade winds, predominate throughout the year and relieve temperatures in the hot season, which begins in November. Cyclonic winds are frequent late in the hot season. Students save 67% Learn more about our special academic rate today. Learn More The mean annual temperature at sea level ranges 71–75 °F (22–24 °C). In the southern part of the main island there are few days when the temperature rises above 86 °F (30 °C). The lowest temperature reached in Nouméa is about 55 °F (13 °C), but, farther north on the west coast, temperatures as low as 41 °F (5 °C) have been known to occur. britannica.com
Plant and animal life
Physical isolation, contrasting soils, and a wide range in elevations have produced a rich indigenous flora. Terre rouge soils support a number of sclerophyllic (drought-resistant) shrubs with spectacularly coloured flowers. Different forms of rainforest range from those growing on coral platforms, as in the Loyalty Islands, to montane forests above 3,000 feet (900 metres) on the main island. The savanna woodlands of the west coast are characterized by stands of niaouli, or cajeput trees (Melaleuca quinquenervia), which are highly fire-resistant and tend to dominate landscapes that have been cleared by bushfires. Although the niaouli grows best in wet soils up to an elevation of 2,000 feet (610 metres), it also extends onto well-drained slopes and crests and forms the main species in the closed swamp forests of the Diahot valley. Dry sclerophyll forests, dominated by the guaiacum (Acacia spirorbis), were once widespread at low elevations on the west coast. Mangrove swamps proliferate on the highly indented west coast. One woodland species, Amborella trichopoda, has become of great scientific interest as a possible link between gymnosperms and angiosperms (coniferous and flowering plants). Except for several types of bat, which were present before the arrival of Europeans, mammals are absent from the native fauna. There are no frogs and no venomous land reptiles, although scorpions and centipedes are present. There are no endemic malaria-carrying mosquito species. The kagu, a flightless bird, is the most unusual of some 100 endemic bird species and is now rare. A wide range of marine life is present in the lagoon. britannica.com
New Caledonia Tourism
Discover New Caledonia
Noumea capital city of New Caledonia
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Cv mathias chauchat 2012.pdf
Université de la Nouvelle-Calédonie BP R4 98851 Nouméa NOUVELLE-CALEDONIE chauchat@univ-nc.nc ou chauchat@canl.nc. 1. Mathias CHAUCHAT. |
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1 ( ) Fiche présentation arbre : Aleurites moluccana (°) Noms
Myanmar Nouvelle-Calédonie |
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Biographie de Monsieur Frédéric EYMARD
1986 : Chargé d'audit et de missions au commissariat adapté à la 3° division blindée. (RFA). 1988 : Directeur administratif et financier de régiments |
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SUQUET Prénom : Thierry Né le : 10 avril 1960 Lieu de naissance
30/07/2009 : Secrétaire Général du Haut-Commissariat de la République en Nouvelle-Calédonie. 03/07/2013 : Secrétaire Général de la préfecture du Puy-de-Dôme. |
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Évaluation probabiliste de laléa sismique de la Nouvelle-Calédonie
es îles de Nouvelle-Calédonie peuvent être soumises à des séismes superficiels Figure 3 - Carte de Nouvelle-Calédonie (source Wikipedia). |
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Fiche présentation arbre : Intsia bijuga (Colebr.) Kuntze
5 avr. 2012 plus ou moins circulaires (Source : Wikipedia). ... menuiserie et ébénisterie en Nouvelle-Calédonie et en Asie alors qu'en Europe son usage ... |
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LHISTOIRE DE LA NOUVELLE CALÉDONIE
La Nouvelle-Calédonie est incontestablement le pays des destins contrariés : les Kanak colonisés repoussés sur leurs propres terres… les Calédoniens d' |
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M. Jean-François CARENCO Né le 07/07/1952 à Talence - Gironde
01-03-1990 Secrétaire général de la Nouvelle-Calédonie. 13-07-1990 Intégré administrateur civil hors classe. 02-08-1991 Sous-préfet hors classe |
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SEQUENCE : LE DROIT DE VOTE EN NOUVELLE-CALEDONIE.
-Doc 4 : Le corps électoral provincial Wikipédia.org. -Doc 5 : Loi organique du. 19 mars 1999 |
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CP prise fonction Laurent SIMPLICIEN SG.pdf
6 sept. 2019 2000 : Directeur de cabinet du vice-recteur de Nouvelle-Calédonie. 2003 : Responsable de la cellule juridique du vice-rectorat de Mayotte. |
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Nouvelle-Calédonie - TEC-Conseil
Synthèse Située parmi les destinations océaniennes, la Nouvelle-Calédonie connait une forte Wikipédia 10 Gouvernement de la Nouvelle Calédonie 2008 |
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Plantes envahissantes pour les milieux naturels de Nouvelle
Elle concerne la Nouvelle-Calédonie au titre de sa compétence en matière de contrôle aux VI- Plantes envahissantes non encore présentes en Nouvelle- Calédonie mais menaçantes 192 http://wiki bugwood org/Archive:IPSF 223 |
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Le littoral de la Province Nord en Nouvelle-Calédonie - CORE
16 nov 2011 · Mots-clef : Nouvelle-Calédonie, Province Nord, Littoral, Développement durable, et où l'on peut identifier des objets» (wikipedia org) Et s'il |
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Vers une politique partagée de leauen Nouvelle-Calédonie?
5 oct 2018 · La Nouvelle-Calédonie et les enjeux liés à sa ressource en eau ne peut être remplacé par aucun suivant de liste (2017) (Wikipedia, 2018) |
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Flore De La Nouvelle Caledonie Et Dependances
Flore de la Nouvelle-Calédonie - Wikipedia Héritière de la végétation du temps des dinosaures, la flore de la Nouvelle-Calédonie est d'une extraordinaire |
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Le parcours civique - Vice-rectorat de la Nouvelle-Calédonie
En Nouvelle-Calédonie, le parcours civique se décline en quatre éducations : notamment du support utilisé pour la publication : site, blog, forum, wiki |
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LAVENIR INSTITUTIONNEL DE LA NOUVELLE-CALÉDONIE
tions qui circulent sur internet et sur Wikipedia, la Constitution espagnole est aussi claire que la doctrine du Tribunal constitutionnel Selon la décision 42/ 2014 |
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Forum Agrinnov : - Chambre dagriculture - Nouvelle Calédonie
31 mai 2019 · La Chambre d'agriculture de Nouvelle-Calédonie adresse à Claude Cochonneau toutes ses Source : WIKIPEDIA > 1er août 2019 : |
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Cest mon patrimoine - Province Nord
Arrivé en Nouvelle-Calédonie à 18 ans Donc, nous arrivons des sous-sols de la Nouvelle-Calédonie, pour son nickel, Source : Wikipédia Patrimoines |
