New Caledonia, Southwest Pacific. A nature, touristic, and social expedition

• Authors: Tomasz Borowski
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This paper presents a nature, geographic-touristic, and social expedition to New Caledonia, which took place in 2011. The first stage of this journey was a visit to the Isle of Pines, located approximately 50 km southeast of New Caledonia. The Isle of Pines resembles a paradise island, with its stunning bays, white beaches, and lush vegetation being its main highlights. The paper also provides a description of the southern part of the island of New Caledonia, with its capital Nouméa, which is better suited for more venturesome visitors. High unemployment, especially evident on the streets of Nouméa, sometimes leads to local conflicts with tourists.

Keywords

EN

Isle of Pines; New Caledonia; d’Oro Bay; geography; tourism

Discipline

• ENVIRONMENT_&_ECOLOGY: ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGY

• Publisher: Scientific Publishing House „DARWIN”
• Journal: The Institute of Biopaleogeography named under Charles R. Darwin
• Year: 2025
• Volume: 26
• Pages: 1-60

Contributors

author

Tomasz Borowski

• The Institute of Biopaleogeography named under Charles R. Darwin, Złocieniec, Poland

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