Geography in New Caledonia

A group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, to the east of Australia, in Oceania. New Caledonia has a total area of 19,060 km², of which 485 km² is water. The islands have a coastline of 2,254 km. 

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Five hundred kilometres long, fifty kilometres wide, New Caledonia offers an endless variety of landscapes, from some of the best white sand beaches to spectacular mountain retreats. 

New Caledonia has largest lagoon in the world. The reef can be as close as a few kilometres from the coast in some places and as far as 65 km in others - with an average depth of 40 m. 

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The Territory of New Caledonia consists of the Mainland, the Isle of Pines to the south of the Mainland, the Loyalty Islands to the east of the mainland (Maré, Lifou, Tiga and Ouvéa), the Belep Archipelago in the north west and numerous islands and islets: Huon & Surprise, Chesterfield, Walpole, Beautemps-Beaupré, Astrolabe, and the Bellona reef. 

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The terrain consists of coastal plains, with mountains in the interior. 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. 

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