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| location = [[Pacific Ocean]]
| location = [[Pacific Ocean]]
| coordinates = {{coord|21|04|S|167|21|E|type:isle|display=title}}
| coordinates = {{coord|21|04|S|167|21|E|type:isle|display=title}}
| archipelago = Loyalty Islands
| total islands =
| total islands =
| major islands = [[Lifou Island]], [[Maré Island]], [[Tiga Island]], [[Ouvéa Island]], [[Mouli Island]], [[Faiava Island]]
| major islands = [[Lifou Island|Lifou]], [[Maré Island|Maré]], [[Tiga Island|Tiga]], [[Ouvéa Island|Ouvéa]], [[Mouli Island|Mouli]], [[Faiava Island|Faiava]]
| area_km2 = 1981
| area_km2 = 1,981
| highest mount =
| elevation_m = 138
| elevation_m = 138
| country = France
| country = {{flag|France}}
| country admin divisions title = [[Overseas territory (France)|Overseas territory]]
| country admin divisions title = [[Overseas territory (France)|Overseas territory]]
| country admin divisions = [[New Caledonia]]
| country admin divisions = {{flag|New Caledonia}}
| country largest city = [[Wé]]
| country largest city = [[Wé]]
| population = 18,297<ref name="census">{{cite web|title=Population Structure and Trends|url=http://www.isee.nc/population/recensement/structure-de-la-population-et-evolutions|website=Institute de la Statistique et des études économiques Nouvelle-Calédonie|publisher=Institute de la Statistique et des études économiques Nouvelle-Calédonie|accessdate=3 July 2017|language=French}}</ref>
| population = 17,436
| population as of = 2009
| population as of = 2014
| density_km2 = 8.80
| density_km2 = 9.2<ref name="census"/>
| ethnic groups =
| ethnic groups = Predominantly [[Kanak people|Kanak]] and Tavu'avua'
| additional info =
| additional info =
}}
}}
The '''Loyalty Islands''' ({{lang-fr|Îles Loyauté}}) are an [[archipelago]] in the [[Pacific]]. They are part of the [[France|French]] territory of [[New Caledonia]], whose mainland is {{convert|100|km|0|abbr=on}} away. They form the [[Loyalty Islands Province]] (''province des îles Loyauté''), one of the three provinces of New Caledonia. It has 17,000 people living on almost {{convert|2,000|km2|sqmi|abbr=off}}. The native inhabitants are the [[Kanak people]] and the [[Tavu'avua' people]].
The '''Loyalty Islands''' ({{lang-fr|Îles Loyauté}}) are an [[archipelago]] in the [[Pacific]]. They are part of the [[France|French]] territory of [[New Caledonia]], whose mainland is {{convert|100|km}} away. They form the [[Loyalty Islands Province]] (''province des îles Loyauté''), one of the three provinces of New Caledonia. It has 18,000 people living on almost 2,000 square km. The native inhabitants are the [[Kanak people]] and the Tavu'avua' people.


The first Western contact on record is attributed to British Captain [[William Raven]] of the whaler [[Britannia (1783 whaler)|''Britannia'']], who in 1793 was on his way from [[Norfolk Island]] to [[Batavia, Dutch East Indies|Batavia]]. It is very likely, however, that the discovery and name goes back to the London ship ''Loyalty'' (also ''Loyalist'', Jethro Daggett master), on a [[Pacific Ocean|South Sea]] trading voyage from 1789 till 1790.
The first Western contact on record is attributed to British Captain [[William Raven]] of the whaler [[Britannia (1783 whaler)|''Britannia'']], who in 1793 was on his way from [[Norfolk Island]] to [[Batavia, Dutch East Indies|Batavia]], now called [[Jakarta]]. It is very likely, however, that the discovery and name goes back to the London ship ''Loyalty'' on a Pacific Ocean trading voyage from 1789 till 1790.


==Geography==
==Geography==
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*[[Walpole Island (New Caledonia)|Walpole Island]] is geographically part of the Loyalty Islands, but administratively part of the commune of [[Isle of Pines, New Caledonia|Île des Pins]], [[South Province, New Caledonia|South Province]].
*[[Walpole Island (New Caledonia)|Walpole Island]] is geographically part of the Loyalty Islands, but administratively part of the commune of [[Isle of Pines, New Caledonia|Île des Pins]], [[South Province, New Caledonia|South Province]].


The people of the Loyalty Islands are of mixed [[Melanesia]]n and [[Polynesia]]n ancestry, with a small [[Europe]]an minority. They numbered 17,436 at the 2009 census, a 7.9% reduction from the 22,080 as at the preceding 2004 census. Several thousands more natives live in [[Nouméa]] (New Caledonia's capital) and in the mining areas of New Caledonia's mainland. The chief export of the Loyalty Islands is [[copra]]. The islands are part of the [[New Caledonia rain forests]] ecoregion.
The people of the Loyalty Islands are of mixed [[Melanesians|Melanesian]] and [[Polynesia|Polynesian]] ancestry, with a small European minority. They numbered 17,436 at the 2009 census, a 7.9% reduction from the 22,080 as at the preceding 2004 census. Several thousand more natives live in [[Nouméa]] (New Caledonia's capital) and in the mining areas of New Caledonia's mainland. The chief export of the Loyalty Islands is [[copra]]. The islands are part of the [[New Caledonia rain forests]] ecoregion.


== Provincial congress ==
== Provincial congress ==

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Loyalty Islands
Map
Geography
LocationPacific Ocean
Coordinates21°04′S 167°21′E / 21.067°S 167.350°E / -21.067; 167.350
Area1,981 km2 (765 sq mi)
Highest elevation138 m (453 ft)
Administration
Demographics
Population18,297[1]
Pop. density9.2[1]/km2 (Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ""./sq mi)

The Loyalty Islands (Template:Lang-fr) are an archipelago in the Pacific. They are part of the French territory of New Caledonia, whose mainland is 100 kilometres (62 mi) away. They form the Loyalty Islands Province (province des îles Loyauté), one of the three provinces of New Caledonia. It has 18,000 people living on almost 2,000 square km. The native inhabitants are the Kanak people and the Tavu'avua' people.

The first Western contact on record is attributed to British Captain William Raven of the whaler Britannia, who in 1793 was on his way from Norfolk Island to Batavia, now called Jakarta. It is very likely, however, that the discovery and name goes back to the London ship Loyalty on a Pacific Ocean trading voyage from 1789 till 1790.

Geography

The archipelago consists of six inhabited islands: Lifou Island, Maré Island, Tiga Island, Ouvéa Island, Mouli Island, and Faiava Island, as well as several smaller uninhabited islands and islets. Their combined land area is 1,981 km2 (765 sq mi). The highest elevation is at 138 m (453 ft) above sea level on Maré Island.

Loyalty Islands Province is divided into three communes (municipalities):

The people of the Loyalty Islands are of mixed Melanesian and Polynesian ancestry, with a small European minority. They numbered 17,436 at the 2009 census, a 7.9% reduction from the 22,080 as at the preceding 2004 census. Several thousand more natives live in Nouméa (New Caledonia's capital) and in the mining areas of New Caledonia's mainland. The chief export of the Loyalty Islands is copra. The islands are part of the New Caledonia rain forests ecoregion.

Provincial congress

Of 14 seats in the province's congress, the nationalist Caledonian Union holds four, the anti-independence Rally for Caledonia in the Republic holds two, and the National Union for Independence-Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front, Socialist Kanak Liberation, Renewed Caledonian Union and Union of Pro-Independence Co-operation Committees each have two.

See also

References

  • Dunbabin, Thomas: William Raven, RN, and his 'Britannia', 1792–95; in: The Mariner's mirror, Vol. 46, No. 4 (Nov.); London [u.a.] 1960 (S. 297-303)
  • Dunmore, John: Who's who in Pacific navigation; Carlton, Vic. 1992
  • Henze, Dietmar: Enzyklopädie der Entdecker und Erforscher der Erde, Bd. 4; Graz 2000
  • Jones, A. G. E.: Ships employed in the South Seas trade Vol. 1: 1775 - 1861; Canberra 1986 & Vol. 2: 1775 - 1859; Burwood, Vic. [1992]
  • Parsons, Vivienne (1967). "Raven, William (1756–1814)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943.
  • Riesenberg, Saul H.: Six Pacific island discoveries; in: The American Neptune, Vol. 34; Salem, Mass. 1974 (S. 249-57)
  • Sharp, Andrew: The discovery of the Pacific Islands; Oxford 1960
  1. ^ a b "Population Structure and Trends". Institute de la Statistique et des études économiques Nouvelle-Calédonie (in French). Institute de la Statistique et des études économiques Nouvelle-Calédonie. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
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