Grande Terre

principal island of New Caledonia
Landform island Q256293
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Grande Terre

Summary

Grande Terre is an island[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (616 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Grande Terre is located in New Caledonia[3].
  • Grande Terre is in the country of France[4].
  • Grande Terre is on the body of water Coral Sea[5].
  • Grande Terre is on the continent of Insular Oceania[6].
  • Grande Terre's instance of is recorded as island[7].
  • Grande Terre's instance of is recorded as continental island[8].
  • Grande Terre's capital is recorded as Nouméa[9].
  • Grande Terre is part of New Caledonia[10].
  • Grande Terre's Commons category is recorded as Grande Terre (New Caledonia)[11].
  • Grande Terre's highest point is recorded as Mont Panié[12].
  • Grande Terre's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -21.41, 'lon': 165.49}[13].
  • Grande Terre's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Pacific Ocean[14].
  • Grande Terre's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[15].
  • Grande Terre's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
  • Grande Terre's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
  • Grande Terre's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[18].
  • Grande Terre's described by source is recorded as Sytin Military Encyclopedia[19].
  • Grande Terre's different from is recorded as Grande Terre[20].
  • Grande Terre's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+400'}[21].
  • Grande Terre sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1628'}[22].
  • Grande Terre covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+16648'}[23].
  • Grande Terre's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+60'}[24].

Body

Geography

Grande Terre is in the country of France[4]. It is located in New Caledonia[3]. It is on the body of water Coral Sea[5]. It is on the continent of Insular Oceania[6]. It is part of New Caledonia[10].

Physical Characteristics

Grande Terre covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+16648'}[23]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1628'}[22]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+400'}[21].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include island[7] and continental island[8].

Why It Matters

Grande Terre ranks in the top 6% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (616 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . Classifying Pacific islands. wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 36
    Located in time zone → —
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'az', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'et', 'fi', 'f
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/58669|batch #58669]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  2. 23w ago · ToscaHardy · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Width → {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+60'}
    Elevation above sea level → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1628'}
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+16648'}
    Located in or next to body of water → Coral Sea
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q239687]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1777607419778"
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