Geography of New Caledonia Geography of New Caledonia The geography of New Caledonia ("Nouvelle-Calédonie"), an overseas collectivity of France located in the subregion of Melanesia, makes the continental island group unique in the southwest Pacific. Among other things, the island chain has played a role in preserving unique biological lineages from the Mesozoic. It served as a waystation in the expansion of the predecessors of the Polynesians, the Lapita culture. Under the Free French it was a vital naval base for Allied Forces during the War in the Pacific. The archipelago is located east of Australia, north of New Zealand, south of the Equator,
New Caledonia at the 2011 Pacific Games qualified 11 athletes. New Caledonia has qualified 7 athletes. New Caledonia has qualified 26 athletes. New Caledonia has qualified a team. Each team can consist of a maximum of 15 athletes. New Caledonia has qualified a men's and women's team. Each team can consist of a maximum of 21 athletes. Men - Team Tournament Women - Team Tournament New Caledonia has qualified 8 athletes. New Caledonia has qualified 23 athletes. New Caledonia has qualified 17 athletes. New Caledonia has qualified 8 athletes. New Caledonia has qualified a men's and women's team. Each team can consist of a maximum of 12