Beautiful paradise from New Caledonia!
New Caledonia is a special collectivity of France in the southwest Pacific Ocean, 1,210 km east of Australia and 16,136 km east of Metropolitan France. The archipelago, part of the Melanesia subregion, includes the main island of Grande Terre, the Loyalty Islands, the Chesterfield Islands, the Belep archipelago, the Isle of Pines, and a few remote islets. The Chesterfield Islands are in the Coral Sea. Locals refer to Grande Terre as Le Caillou ("the pebble").
New Caledonia has a land area of 18,576 km2 Its population of 268,767 (Aug. 2014 census) consists of a mix of Kanak people (the original inhabitants of New Caledonia), people of European descent (Caldoches and Metropolitan French), Polynesian people (mostly Wallisians), and Southeast Asian people, as well as a few people of Pied-Noir and Maghreban descent. The capital of the territory is Nouméa.
This postcard shows a beautiful beach located on a tiny island of New Caledonia calls "The Island of Pine". It was a 1st place of New Caledonia discovered by James Cook. Native people call it "Kunie". It is famous for its beautiful and natural aquarium.
Thank you so much Cecile!
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