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    Loyalty Islands

    Îles Loyauté

    Loyalty Islands Province is one of the three top-level administrative subdivisions of New Caledonia. It encompasses the Loyalty Islands (French: Îles Loyauté) archipelago in the Pacific Ocean, located northeast of the New Caledonian mainland of Grande Terre.

    Bridge of Mouli between the two main islands of Ouvea
    Bridge of Mouli between the two main islands of Ouvea

    Piard Clément / CC BY-SA 3.0

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    34 landforms

    Overview

    Loyalty Islands Province is one of the three top-level administrative subdivisions of New Caledonia. It encompasses the Loyalty Islands (French: Îles Loyauté) archipelago in the Pacific Ocean, located northeast of the New Caledonian mainland of Grande Terre. The provincial government seat is at Lifou. The Loyalty Islands are a collectivité territoriale of France. The province's 2019 population was approximately 18,353 inhabitants living on almost 2,000 km2 (770 sq mi). The native inhabitants are Melanesians who speak various Kanak languages and Polynesians who speak the Fagauvea language.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands4
    • Minor islands16
    • Islets13
    • Rocks & skerries1

    Major islands

    4
    • Lifou Island

      Lifou Island

      Area
      1,135 km²
      High point
      112 m

      Lifou Island, historically spelt Lifu or Lefu in English, and known as Drehu in the local language, is the largest, most populous and most important island of the Loyalty Islands, in the archipelago of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. 2.

    • Maré Island

      Maré Island

      Area
      654 km²
      High point
      135 m

      Maré Island (French: Île de Maré, Nengone: Nengone, Dehu: Mengone) is the second-largest of the Loyalty Islands, in the archipelago of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The island is part of the commune (municipality) of Maré, in the Loyalty Islands Province of New Caledonia.

    • Ouvéa Island

      Ouvéa Island

      Area
      130 km²
      High point
      49 m

      Ouvéa Island or Uvea Island is one of the Loyalty Islands, in the archipelago of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The island is part of the commune (municipality) of Ouvéa, in the Loyalty Islands Province of New Caledonia.

    • Tiga Island

      Area
      11 km²
      High point
      90 m

      Tiga Island (Dehu: Tixa), also called Tokanod, is a small island in the South Pacific Ocean. Tiga lies 35 km (22 mi) from Lifou Island, and 24.5 km (15.2 mi) from Maré Island in the Loyalty Islands. The Loyalty Islands are part of the greater archipelago of New Caledonia.

    Minor islands

    16

    • Mouli Island

      Area
      7.1 km²
      High point
      27 m

    • Île Dudune

      Area
      2.6 km²
      High point
      23 m

    • Walpole Island

      Area
      1.7 km²
      High point
      61 m

    • Île Léliogat

      Area
      0.72 km²
      High point
      39 m

    • Fayava Island

      Area
      0.65 km²
      High point
      30 m

    • Île Beautemps-Beaupré

      Area
      0.48 km²
      High point
      20 m

    • Île des Pins

      Area
      0.37 km²
      High point
      15 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.34 km²
      High point
      10 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.31 km²
      High point
      14 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.25 km²
      High point
      14 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.23 km²
      High point
      10 m

    • Faiava Island

      Area
      0.2 km²

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.17 km²
      High point
      16 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.13 km²
      High point
      15 m

    • Île Oua

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Île Vauvilliers

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    Islets

    13
    • Unnamed island25 m · 0.09 km²
    • Unnamed island12 m · 0.09 km²
    • Unnamed island9 m · 0.06 km²
    • Unnamed island0.06 km²
    • Unnamed island7 m · 0.05 km²
    • Unnamed island8 m · 0.03 km²
    • Unnamed island9 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island8 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island10 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island4 m · 0.01 km²
    • Unnamed island0.5 ha
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.3 ha

    Rocks & skerries

    1
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level50 m100 m150 m135 mMaré112 mLifou90 mTiga61 mWalpole49 mOuvéa39 mÎle Léliogat30 mFayava27 mMouli23 mÎle Dudune20 mÎle Beautemps-Beaupré15 mÎle des Pins
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.00010.0010.010.11101001,00010,000Lifou: 1,135 km²LifouMaré: 654 km²MaréOuvéa: 130 km²OuvéaTiga: 11 km²TigaMouli: 7.1 km²MouliÎle Dudune: 2.6 km²Île DuduneWalpole: 1.7 km²WalpoleÎle Léliogat: 0.72 km²Île LéliogatFayava: 0.65 km²FayavaÎle Beautemps-Beaupré: 0.48 km²Île Beautemps-Bea…Île des Pins: 0.37 km²Île des PinsUnnamed island: 0.34 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.31 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.25 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.23 km²Unnamed islandFaiava: 0.2 km²FaiavaUnnamed island: 0.17 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.13 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.09 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.09 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.06 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.06 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.05 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.03 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.5 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale. 2 without a known area.
    Lifou Island1,135 km²
    Maré Island654 km²
    Ouvéa Island130 km²
    Tiga Island11 km²
    Mouli Island7.1 km²
    Île Dudune2.6 km²
    Walpole Island1.7 km²
    Île Léliogat0.72 km²
    Fayava Island0.65 km²
    Île Beautemps-Beaupré0.48 km²
    Île des Pins0.37 km²
    Unnamed island0.34 km²
    Unnamed island0.31 km²
    Unnamed island0.25 km²
    Unnamed island0.23 km²
    Faiava Island0.2 km²
    Unnamed island0.17 km²
    Unnamed island0.13 km²
    Unnamed island0.09 km²
    Unnamed island0.09 km²
    Unnamed island0.06 km²
    Unnamed island0.06 km²
    Unnamed island0.05 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.5 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Overlapping groups

    Sources

    Facts

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

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