Grande Terre
Proper noun
Meaning
Grande Terre
The largest island of New Caledonia.
Grande-Terre
French Caribbean island, in the Leeward Islands, a dependency of the overseas department of Guadeloupe.
Alternative names
Grande-Terre
Synonyms
Examples
Grande Terre has numerous bays, inlets, fjords, and coves, as well as several peninsulas and promontories.
Locals refer to Grande Terre as Le Caillou main ("the pebble"). citation New Caledonia has a land area of convert.
On the Bauche map, "Ile de Nachtegal" is located at 43°S, 72°E, about 6 degrees north and 2 degrees east of the accepted location of Grande Terre.
No eruptive activity has been recorded in historic times, but some fumaroles are still active in the South-West of the Grande-Terre island.
The main island, Grande Terre, is convert in area and is surrounded by a further 300 smaller islands and islets, forming an archipelago of convert.
They often settled in the rural areas of the western coast of Grande Terre, where many continue to run large cattle properties.