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New Caledonia
A district of the west coast of British North America traded by the Hudson's Bay Company. It became the colony of British Columbia in 1858
A short-lived (1698-1700) Scottish colony in Panama, around Darien (which was renamed New Edinburgh as its capital)
Overseas territory of France in Oceania. Official name: Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies
(Coğrafya) New Caledonia (French: officially: Nouvelle-Calédonie; colloquially: (la) Calédonie; popular nickname: (le) Caillou), is a special collectivity of France. It is located in the subregion of Melanesia in the southwest Pacific. It comprises a main island (Grande Terre), the Loyalty Islands, and several smaller islands, all located on the Northernmost extremity of the mostly submerged Zealandia continent. It has a land area of 18,575.5 square kilometres (7,172 sq mi). The population was estimated in January 2009 to be 249,000.[1] The capital and largest city of the territory is Nouméa. The currency is the CFP franc
A French overseas territory in the southwest Pacific Ocean consisting of the island of New Caledonia and several smaller islands. The island of New Caledonia was discovered and named by Capt. James Cook in 1774 and annexed by France in 1853. It was a penal colony from 1864 to 1894. Nouméa is the territorial capital. Population: 145,368. an island in the Pacific Ocean, east of Australia, which is a territory of France. Population: 204,863 (2001). Capital: Nouméa. French Nouvelle Calédonie French overseas territory (pop., 2001 est.: 216,000), South Pacific Ocean. It consists of the islands of New Caledonia and Walpole, the Isle of Pines, and several other island groups; its capital is Nouméa. The main island, New Caledonia, has rich deposits of nickel that are among the largest in the world. Excavations indicate an Austronesian presence in the area 2000-1000 BC. The islands were visited by Capt. James Cook in 1774 and by various navigators and traders in the 18th-19th centuries. They were occupied by France in 1853 and were a penal colony from 1864 to 1894. New Caledonians joined the Free French cause of Charles de Gaulle in 1940; the islands were the site of Allied bases (1942-44). They became part of the French overseas territory in 1946. In 1987 residents voted by referendum to remain part of France
group of islands in the Pacific Ocean
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