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New Caledonia
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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An island of the South Pacific belonging to France, the most southerly of the Melanesian group, lying about 800 m. E. of Australia and nearly 1000 m. N. of New Zealand; is mountainous, produces the usual tropical fruits, and exports some nickel, cobalt, coffee, &c.; is used by the French as a convict station; discovered by Captain Cook in 1774 and annexed by France in 1853; Noumea, on the SW., is the capital.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'New Caledonia'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/n/new-caledonia.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'New Caledonia'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/n/new-caledonia.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
