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New Caledonia

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Flag Description
The flag of france is used.

Currency
Comptoirs francais du pacifique franc.

Astronomy
Today's date is May 13, 2008. There is currently a First Quarter Moon.

Location
Oceania, islands in the south pacific ocean, east of australia.

Climate
Tropical; modified by southeast trade winds; hot, humid.

Terrain
Coastal plains with interior mountains.

Elevation Extremes
The lowest point is at Pacific Ocean 0 m. The highest point is at Mont Panie 1,628 m.

Nature & Science News
Great tits cope well with warming - Great tits in Britain seem to be adapting to climatic change, scientists report, unlike some other birds.
'No bias' against UK astronauts - UK government opposition to human spaceflight will be no bar to its citizens becoming astronauts, Esa says.
New batch of walruses gets tagged - Ten of Greenland's walruses are fitted with sat-tags to confirm whether the blubbery beasts migrate to Canada.
Platypus genetic code unravelled - The genetic blueprint of one of the world's strangest mammals - the duck-billed platypus - is deciphered.
EU's sat-nav pioneer calls home - A demonstrator satellite for the European Galileo system begins transmitting navigation signals back to Earth.
Nasa set to join petaflop elite - Nasa has unveiled a plan to boost its supercomputer power to help plan and model future missions.
Map of New Caledonia

New Caledonia

This is a map of New Caledonia. The map illustrates the location of Noumea and its proximity to Mueo, We, Thio

Other countries on this map include: Coral Sea

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