<P> New Caledonia ( French : Nouvelle - Calédonie ) is a special collectivity of France in the southwest Pacific Ocean , 1,210 km ( 750 mi ) east of Australia and 16,136 km ( 10,026 mi ) east of Metropolitan France . The archipelago , part of the Melanesia subregion , includes the main island of Grande Terre , the Loyalty Islands , the Chesterfield Islands , the Belep archipelago , the Isle of Pines , and a few remote islets . The Chesterfield Islands are in the Coral Sea . Locals refer to Grande Terre as Le Caillou ( `` the pebble '' ) . </P>
<P> New Caledonia ( French : Nouvelle - Calédonie ) is a special collectivity of France in the southwest Pacific Ocean , 1,210 km ( 750 mi ) east of Australia and 16,136 km ( 10,026 mi ) east of Metropolitan France . The archipelago , part of the Melanesia subregion , includes the main island of Grande Terre , the Loyalty Islands , the Chesterfield Islands , the Belep archipelago , the Isle of Pines , and a few remote islets . The Chesterfield Islands are in the Coral Sea . Locals refer to Grande Terre as Le Caillou ( `` the pebble '' ) . </P>
where is new caledonia located in related to australia
where is new caledonia located in related to australia
1,210 km ( 750 mi ) east of Australia
1,210 km ( 750 mi ) east of Australia