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Nouméa
[ noo-mey-uh ]
noun
- a city in and the capital of New Caledonia, on the SW coast.
Nouméa
/ ˌnuːˈmeɪə; numea /
noun
- the capital and chief port of the French Overseas Territory of New Caledonia. Pop: 146 000 (2005 est)
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Once, Nouméa was meant to form a base of naval operations, and strongly fortified.
In Nouméa itself there is no industry, and the great export of minerals does not touch the town.
A few small steamers and schooners ply at irregular intervals between Nouméa and the New Hebrides.
These fall into the hands of the big Nouméa companies, and have the greatest trouble in getting out of debt.
Besides these two kinds of French settlers, there is a third, which comes from the penitentiary in Nouméa or its neighbourhood.
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