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Climate: New Caledonia has a tropical climate
that is modified by the SE trade winds. The wet season is from
December to March when cyclones also occur and the average annual
precipitation is 1,083 mm (43 inches). Average temperature ranges
in Noumea are from 25 degrees Celsius (75 degrees Fahrenheit)
in January to 19 degrees Celsius (66 degrees Fahrenheit) in
July.
Location: Oceania, islands in the
South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia.
Coordinates: 21 30 S, 165 30 E
Coastline: 2,254
km
Languages: French (official), 33
Melanesian-Polynesian dialects
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