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Teremba Bay
Teremba Bay or Baie Teremba, formerly known as Uarai Bay, is a bay in southwestern New Caledonia. Moindou Bay lies to the west and Chanbeyron Bay lies to the southeast, separated by Lebris Island. The La Foa River enters the sea through a swampy area at Teremba Bay from the northeast. A notable fort, Fort Teremba Fort Teremba is a former fort and a prison located near Moindou in New Caledonia ) , anthem = "" , image_map = New Caledonia on the globe (small islands magnified) (Polynesia centered).svg , map_alt = Location of New Caledonia , map_caption ..., known as being a prison for deportees, lies opposite the river mouth. On July 12, 1922, France II ran aground on the bay's reef. References Bays of New Caledonia {{NewCaledonia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Caledonia
) , anthem = "" , image_map = New Caledonia on the globe (small islands magnified) (Polynesia centered).svg , map_alt = Location of New Caledonia , map_caption = Location of New Caledonia , mapsize = 290px , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = , established_title = Annexed by France , established_date = 24 September 1853 , established_title2 = Overseas territory , established_date2 = 1946 , established_title3 = Nouméa Accord , established_date3 = 5 May 1998 , official_languages = French , regional_languages = , capital = Nouméa , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , demonym = New Caledonian , government_type = Devolved parliamentary dependency , leader_title1 = President of France , leader_name1 = Emmanuel Macron , leader_title2 = President of the Government , leader_name2 = Louis Mapou , leader_title3 = President of the Congress , leader_name3 = Roch Wamytan , leader_title4 = High Commissioner , leader_name4 = Patrice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moindou Bay
Moindou Bay or Baie Moundou is a bay in southwestern New Caledonia. It lies 50 km north of Saint Vincent Bay. Teremba Bay lies to the east and the town of Moindou Moindou is a commune in the South Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the ... just to the north. References Bays of New Caledonia {{NewCaledonia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Foa River
The La Foa River is a river of New Caledonia. It has a catchment area of 438 square kilometres. It flows into the Teremba Bay on the southwestern coast. See also *List of rivers of New Caledonia A list of rivers of New Caledonia: * Amoa River * Canala River * Cap River * Comboui River * Diahot River * Dothio River * Dumbéa River * Hienghène River * Ho River * Houaïlou River * Iouanga River * Karoipa River * Koua River * Kouakoué Riv ... References Rivers of New Caledonia {{NewCaledonia-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Teremba
Fort Teremba is a former fort and a prison located near Moindou in New Caledonia ) , anthem = "" , image_map = New Caledonia on the globe (small islands magnified) (Polynesia centered).svg , map_alt = Location of New Caledonia , map_caption = Location of New Caledonia , mapsize = 290px , subdivision_type = Sovereign st ..., which came to be set up to house prisoners and the supervisory staff. The prisoners were brought to build road network Canala-Bourail-Boulouparis. It overlooks Teremba Bay (Uarai Bay), opposite the mouth of the La Foa River, 124 kilometres north of Noumea. The fort was further strengthened following the revolt by Kanak people against the French Colonial rule, in 1878, when they had besieged the prison. The fort was closed in 1898. History The construction of a military fort and a prison along the Bay Uarai began in 1871 at the request of the Governor Eugène Gaultier de la Richerie and sent a contingent of twenty-five convicts, with two supervisors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France II
''France II'' was a French sailing ship, built by Chantiers et Ateliers de la Gironde and launched in 1912. In hull length and overall size she was, after , the second largest commercial merchant sailing ship ever built. ''France II'' had the greatest cargo carrying capacity ever, to the second-highest '' R. C. Rickmers'' at . An earlier sailing vessel named ''France'' had been built in 1890 by D. & W. Henderson & Son, Glasgow. Design ''France II'' was an extremely large tall ship, square rigged as a five-masted steel-hulled barque. She was long, her displacement was , and was measured at of cargo. Her masts, yards and spanker boom were made of steel tubing; lower mast and topmast were made in one piece. She had a huge sail area of , flown on a so-called "jubilee" or "bald-headed" rig, with no royal sails above double topsails and double topgallants. Her long yards and comparatively short masts gave her a rather wide and depressed appearance relative to other tall ships of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
