!!!New Caledonia: Geography ||Location|Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia ||Geographic Coordinates|21 30 S, 165 30 E[{GoogleMap location='-21.5,165.5' zoom='4'}] ||Land boundaries|0 km ||Coastline|2,254 km ||Elevation Extremes|''lowest point: ''Pacific Ocean 0 m\\''highest point: ''Mont Panie 1,628 m ||Highest Mountains| ||Terrain|coastal plains with interior mountains ||Natural Hazards|cyclones, most frequent from November to March volcanism: Matthew and Hunter Islands are historically active ||Natural Resource|nickel, chrome, iron, cobalt, manganese, silver, gold, lead, copper ||Land Use|''arable land: ''0.38%\\''permanent crops: ''0.27%\\''other: ''99.34% (2011) ||Climate|tropical; modified by southeast trade winds; hot, humid ||Irrigated Land|100 sq km (2003) ||Renewable Water Resources|NA ||Environment_CurrentIssues|erosion caused by mining exploitation and forest fires ||Environment - international agreements|NA ||Large Cities| ||Geography-note|consists of the main island of New Caledonia (one of the largest in the Pacific Ocean), the archipelago of Iles Loyaute, and numerous small, sparsely populated islands and atolls