New Caledonia is a group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, to the east of Australia, in Oceania. For the former North American fur-trading district see New Caledonia (Canada, and for the Scottish colony in Panama see Darien scheme. An island (ˈaɪlənd or isle (/ˈaɪl/ is any piece of land that is completely surrounded by water in two dimensions above high tide and isolated from other significant The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. New Caledonia has a total area of 19,060 km², of which 485km² is water. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of The islands have a coastline of 2,254 km and New Caledonia's maritime claims are an exclusive fishing zone of 200 nm, with a territorial sea of 12 nm. The coast is defined as the part of the land adjoining or near the Ocean. A nautical mile or sea mile is a unit of Length. It corresponds approximately to one minute of Latitude along any meridian.
The climate of New Caledonia is tropical, modified by southeasterly trade winds. Climate encompasses the temperatures humidity rainfall atmospheric particle count and numerous other meteorogical factors in a given region over long periods of The Tropics are centered on the Equator and limited in Latitude by the Tropic of Cancer in the northern hemisphere at approximately 23°26' (23 The trade winds (also called trades) are the prevailing pattern of easterly winds found in the Tropics near the Earth's Equator. It is hot and humid. Natural hazards are posed in New Caledonia by cyclones, which occur most frequently between November and March. In Meteorology, a cyclone refers to an area of closed circular fluid motion rotating in the same direction as the Earth.
The terrain consists of coastal plains, with mountains in the interior. In Geography, a plain is an area of land with relatively low relief — meaning that it is flat A mountain is a Landform that extends above the surrounding Terrain in a limited area with a peak The lowest point is the Pacific Ocean, with an elevation of 0 m, and the highest is Mont Panie, with an elevation of 1,628 m (5,341 ft). Mont Panié is the highest peak of New Caledonia with 1628 meters As of 1993, 12% of New Caledonian land is used for permanent pasture, with 39% occupied by forests and woodland. Pasture is land with Herbaceous vegetation cover used for grazing of Ungulate Livestock as part of a Farm or Ranch. A forest is an area with a high density of Trees There are many definitions of a forest based on various criteria As of 1991, 160 km² of the land is irrigated. Irrigation is an artificial application of water to the soil usually for assisting in growing crops A current environmental issue is erosion caused by mining exploitation and forest fires. Erosion is the carrying away or displacement of solids ( Sediment, Soil, rock and other particles usually by the agents of currents such as wind
Natural resources of the islands include: nickel, chromium, iron, cobalt, manganese, silver, gold, lead and copper. Nickel (ˈnɪkəl is a metallic Chemical element with the symbol Ni and Atomic number 28 Chromium (ˈkroʊmiəm is a Chemical element which has the symbol Cr and Atomic number 24 Iron (ˈаɪɚn is a Chemical element with the symbol Fe (ferrum and Atomic number 26 Cobalt (ˈkoʊbɒlt is a hard lustrous silver-grey Metal, a Chemical element with symbol Co. Manganese (ˈmæŋgəniːz is a Chemical element, designated by the symbol Mn. Silver (ˈsɪlvɚ is a Chemical element with the symbol " Ag " (argentum from the Ancient Greek: ἀργήντος - argēntos gen Gold (ˈɡoʊld is a Chemical element with the symbol Au (from its Latin name aurum) and Atomic number 79 Characteristics Lead has a dull luster and is a dense, Ductile, very soft highly Copper (ˈkɒpɚ is a Chemical element with the symbol Cu (cuprum and Atomic number 29
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