Canala Airport is an
airport
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serving
Canala
Canala is a commune in the North Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean.
History
On 25 April 1995 about 47% of the territory of Canala was detached and became the commune of Kouaoua
Kouaoua (; in Aj ...
, a ''
commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
'' in the
North Province of
New Caledonia
)
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(french: Nouvelle-Calédonie), an
overseas territory
A territory is an area of land, sea, or space, particularly belonging or connected to a country, person, or animal.
In international politics, a territory is usually either the total area from which a state may extract power resources or an ...
(''territoire d'outre-mer'') of
France
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in the
Pacific Ocean
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.
References
Airports in New Caledonia
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