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New Caledonia is situated in the south western Pacific, just north of the tropic of Capricorn, and is the most southern of the Melanesian nations. Grand Terre is by far the largest island, being 400km long and just 50km wide, and unlike all other islands in the Pacific, it was once joined to Australia and broke away about 140 million years ago.

 

Archaeology in New Caledonia __ Mostly about the archaeology itself but you can learn a little about early New Caledonians as well. - illustrated - From University of Hawaii - http://www2.hawaii.edu/~mcarson/newcal.html  

CIA - The World Factbook -- New Caledonia __ General information about New Caledonia and people including history, economics, cultural aspects and more. - from Central Intelligence Agency - http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/nc.html

Culture __ A general overview. - illustrated - From pacificislandtravel.com - http://www.pacificislandtravel.com/new_caledonia/about_destin/culture.asp

Ethnologue report for New Caledonia __ Web page dedicated to the languages spoken in New Caledonia. - From SIL International - http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=new+caledonia 
 
Kanaky ( New Caledonia ) __ "Kanaky, also known as New Caledonia, is home to the Melanesian Kanak people...There are presently 187,784 (1996) people living in Kanaky. Only 42.5% of them are Kanaks, making them a minority in their own lands. They are joined by Europeans, mainly French (37%), Wallisian 8% and Polynesians, Indonesians and Vietnamese." A good overview including history, culture and more. - From Runoko Rashidi - http://www.cwo.com/~lucumi/kanaky.html

 

New Caledonia __ A general overview of culture and tradition. - From pacificnavigator.com - http://www.pacificnavigator.com/newcaledonia/aboutnewcaledonia/culture.html

New Caledonia __ An encyclopedic article about New Caledonia and people with links to related materials. - illustrated - From Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Caledonia

New Caledonia: culture __ A general look from LonelyPlanet. "An estimated 27 Kanak languages coexist in New Caledonia, but after being actively discouraged - or at least ignored - by the French, there is no single unifying Kanak language." - illustrated - From LonelyPlanet.com - http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/pacific/new_caledonia/culture.htm


 
New Caledonia : Culture __ A general overview of New Caledonia culture. - From travel.yahoo.com - http://sg.travel.yahoo.com/guide/australasia_and_pacific/new_caledonia/culture.html

New Caledonia - People __ General statistics information. - from exxun.com - http://www.exxun.com/NewCaledonia/c_pp.html

People __ "New Caledonia is a fascinating mixture of people from many countries, many cultures. Almost half the 200,000 population are Melanesian Kanaks, who have peopled the islands for 4000 years." You will find a general overview. - illustrated - From pacificislandtravel.com - http://www.pacificislandtravel.com/new_caledonia/about_destin/people.asp

 
 

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