panorama from the pocquereux randonn site sarramea foa grande terre new caledonia

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Panorama from the Pocquereux Randonnées site, Sarramea, La Foa, Grande Terre, New Caledonia
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Grande Terre is the largest and principal island of New Caledonia. British explorer James Cook sighted Grande Terre in 1774 and named it `New Caledonia`, Caledonia being a Latin name for parts of northern Scotland. Eventually, the name `New Caledonia` became applied to Grande Terre and its surrounding islands.

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