Saint Joseph on New Caledonia’s Isle of Pines

The photographic collection · 192

New Caledonia’s Lagoons, in photographs.

Many ways to see an extraordinary place.

Photo credit

Bruno.Menetrier · Public domain. Resized for display.

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The lagoon at the Île des Pins in New Caledonia — The lagoon at the Île des Pins in New CaledoniaPhoto: Carole972, CC BY-SA 4.0

New Caledonia’s lagoons and surrounding reefs — New Caledonia’s lagoons and surrounding reefsPhoto: NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre from Greenbelt, MD, USA, Public domain

Saint Joseph on New Caledonia’s Isle of Pines — Saint Joseph on New Caledonia’s Isle of PinesPhoto: Bruno.Menetrier, Public domain

The coastline of New Caledonia’s Isle of Pines — The coastline of New Caledonia’s Isle of PinesPhoto: Jesiane, CC0

The turquoise waters of Upi Bay on the Isle of Pines — The turquoise waters of Upi Bay on the Isle of PinesPhoto: Bruno.Menetrier (attributed in source), Public domain

Annibal Reef in New Caledonia’s lagoon — Annibal Reef in New Caledonia’s lagoonPhoto: J Brew, CC BY-SA 2.0

An aerial view of New Caledonia’s lagoon — An aerial view of New Caledonia’s lagoonPhoto: Frenchytahiti, CC BY-SA 4.0

New Caledonia’s northern lagoon — New Caledonia’s northern lagoonPhoto: NASA / NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre / Landsat; Jesse Allen, CC BY 4.0

View of the natural aquamarine lagoon of Oro, Île des Pins, New Caledonia — View of the natural aquamarine lagoon of Oro, Île des Pins, New CaledoniaPhoto: Teuxe, CC BY-SA 3.0

The coastline around Nouméa seen from above — The coastline around Nouméa seen from abovePhoto: Brewbooks, CC BY-SA 2.0

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Its case for a My Top 100 rests on the scale and diversity of its reef-and-lagoon setting. It offers an alternative Pacific emphasis to the island groups in the original list, with a distinctive natural and cultural context.