Chesterfield Islands
Pacific archipelago of New Caledonia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Chesterfield Islands (îles Chesterfield in French) are a French archipelago of New Caledonia located in the Coral Sea, 550 km (300 nmi) northwest of Grande Terre, the main island of New Caledonia. The archipelago is 120 km long and 70 km broad, made up of 11 uninhabited islets and many reefs. The land area of the islands is less than 10 km2.[citation needed]
Administration | |
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New Caledonia (France) | |
Provinces | North Province, South Province |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
During periods of lowered sea level during the Pleistocene ice ages, an island of considerable size (Greater Chesterfield Island) occupied the location of the archipelago.
Bellona Reef, 164 km south-southeast of Chesterfield, is geologically separated from the Chesterfield archipelago but commonly included.