Poindimié is a
commune in the
North Province of
New Caledonia, an overseas territory of
France
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in the
Pacific Ocean
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. The
Poindimié Islands, a group of seven tiny islets where
seabird
Seabirds (also known as marine birds) are birds that are adapted to life within the marine environment. While seabirds vary greatly in lifestyle, behaviour and physiology, they often exhibit striking convergent evolution, as the same envir ...
s and
sea turtle
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s nest, lies off the coast of the commune.
Climate
Poindimié has a trade-wind
tropical rainforest climate
A tropical rainforest climate, humid tropical climate or equatorial climate is a tropical climate sub-type usually found within 10 to 15 degrees latitude of the equator. There are some other areas at higher latitudes, such as the coast of southea ...
(
Köppen ''Af''). Although there is no dry season, rainfall does show a strong peak in the late southern summer, and a minimum from August to October.
References
Communes of New Caledonia
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