Ouvéa Island

Ouvéa Island
Mouli Beach on Ouvéa

Ouvéa Island is one of the Loyalty Islands, in the archipelago of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The island is part of the commune (municipality) of Ouvéa, in the Islands Province of New Caledonia.

Geography

The crescent-shaped island, which belongs to a larger atoll, is 50 km (31 mi) long and 7 km (4.3 mi) wide. It lies northeast of Grande Terre, New Caledonia's mainland.

Demographics

Ouvéa is home to around 3,000 people that are organized into tribes divided into Polenesian, Melanesian and Walisian by ethnic descend. The Iaai language is spoken on the island.

Flora and fauna

Ouvéa has rich marine resources and is home to many sea turtles, species of fish, coral as well as a native parrot, the Uvea Parakeet, that can only be found on the island of Ouvéa.

A large crustacean called coconut crab or crabe de cocotier can also be found on the islands. The large crabs live in palm tree plantations and are blue in colour and can grow to several kilos in size. They are a land based species and do not venture into the ocean.

Ouvéa is also home to trophy Bonefish that inhabit the nutrient rich "flats" of the atoll. Coordinates: 20°39′8″S 166°33′43″E / 20.65222°S 166.56194°E / -20.65222; 166.56194



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