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    Belep Islands

    Belep (French: [belɛp]; sometimes unofficially spelled Bélep; Nyâlayu: Dau Ar) is a commune in the North Province of New Caledonia, an overseas French territory of France, located in the Pacific Ocean. It has almost 900 people living on 70 km2.

    NASA Astronaut image of Belep Island (New Caledonia) in the Pacific Ocean
    NASA Astronaut image of Belep Island (New Caledonia) in the Pacific Ocean

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    17 landforms

    Overview

    Belep (French: [belɛp]; sometimes unofficially spelled Bélep; Nyâlayu: Dau Ar) is a commune in the North Province of New Caledonia, an overseas French territory of France, located in the Pacific Ocean. It has almost 900 people living on 70 km2. The commune's territory is made up of the Belep Islands (also known as the Belep Archipelago), which lie to the north of New Caledonia's main island (Grande Terre). The two principal islands in the Belep Archipelago are Art Island (a.k.a. Aar) and Pott Island fr (a.k.a. Phwoc). The rest of the archipelago consists of the Northern and Southern Daos Islands, and several very small islets. The administrative centre of the commune is the settlement of Waala, on Art Island, the largest of the Belep Islands. The local language is Nyêlâyu.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands2
    • Minor islands10
    • Islets4
    • Rocks & skerries1

    Major islands

    2

    • Art Island

      Area
      51.2 km²
      High point
      292 m

      Art Island (Île d'Art) is the largest of the Belep Islands archipelago in New Caledonia. It has an area of 53 square kilometres (20 sq mi). Its chief settlement is Waala, which is also the capital of Belep commune.

    • île Pott

      Area
      12.1 km²
      High point
      187 m

    Minor islands

    10

    • Île Néba

      Area
      3.7 km²
      High point
      96 m

    • Île Boh

      Area
      2.6 km²
      High point
      35 m

    • Dau Ac

      Area
      1.3 km²
      High point
      110 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.71 km²
      High point
      141 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.26 km²
      High point
      69 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.21 km²
      High point
      55 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.13 km²
      High point
      24 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Île Bouiano

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Île Daouinth

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    Islets

    4
    • Unnamed island20 m · 0.04 km²
    • Unnamed island28 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.01 km²
    • Unnamed island4 m · 0.7 ha

    Rocks & skerries

    1
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level100 m200 m300 m292 mArt187 mîle Pott110 mDau Ac96 mÎle Néba35 mÎle Boh
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.00010.0010.010.1110100Art: 51.2 km²Artîle Pott: 12.1 km²île PottÎle Néba: 3.7 km²Île NébaÎle Boh: 2.6 km²Île BohDau Ac: 1.3 km²Dau AcUnnamed island: 0.71 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.26 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.21 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.13 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.04 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.7 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale. 3 without a known area.
    Art Island51.2 km²
    île Pott12.1 km²
    Île Néba3.7 km²
    Île Boh2.6 km²
    Dau Ac1.3 km²
    Unnamed island0.71 km²
    Unnamed island0.26 km²
    Unnamed island0.21 km²
    Unnamed island0.13 km²
    Unnamed island0.04 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.7 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Groups within

    1

    Overlapping groups

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia

    Photographs