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    Walpole Island

    Île de Walpole

    22°35′S 168°57′E

    Walpole Island (French: Île Walpole, Dehu: Walepool) is a small and uninhabited French island, 180 kilometres (95 nautical miles) east of New Caledonia in the South Pacific. Although it is geographically part of the Loyalty Islands, administratively it doesn't belong to any province or commune.

    Walpole Island, New Caledonia, 2008
    Walpole Island, New Caledonia, 2008

    Phillip Capper / CC BY 2.0

    Terrain

    22°35′S 168°57′E

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    Overview

    Walpole Island (French: Île Walpole, Dehu: Walepool) is a small and uninhabited French island, 180 kilometres (95 nautical miles) east of New Caledonia in the South Pacific. Although it is geographically part of the Loyalty Islands, administratively it doesn't belong to any province or commune.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Loyalty Islands

    Also in L'Île-des-Pins Island group

    • Isle of Pines

      142 km²▲ 262 m

      Major islands

    • Kôtomo Island

      12.8 km²▲ 46 m

      Minor islands

    • Unnamed island

      0.46 km²▲ 20 m

      Minor islands

    • Kônubutr Island

      0.29 km²▲ 18 m

      Minor islands

    • Unnamed island

      0.12 km²▲ 16 m

      Minor islands

    Sources

    Facts

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

    Photographs