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Pacific archipelago of New Caledonia
Photo: Hobe / Holger Behr, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
The Chesterfield Islands are in New Caledonia, to the extreme west of the rest of the country (nearly 500 km).
There is only one method of travel, and that is private yacht—there are no commercial transport options.
Read in the guideArticles and travel topics about Chesterfield Islands and New Caledonia.
Culture & historyThe Kanaks were the original inhabitants of New Caledonia, and the proud indigenous people of New Caledonia making about 44% of all New Caledonians.
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Travel tipsDriving is often the best way to get around New Caledonia, especially where buses don't operate.
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Nature & adventureThe Australasian ecoregion consists of Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea, Melanesia, and the eastern parts of Indonesia. The outer islands of Oceania make up a different region.
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Culture & historyFortified locations, military constructions, or buildings, have been built from antiquity all the way to the present. At many archaeological sites and in some old towns they are the dominant structures.
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