Grande Terre is the largest and principal island of New Caledonia, which is a territory of France. Until about 37 million years ago, the island was completely submerged under the ocean. British explorer James Cook sighted Grande Terre in 1774 and named it "New Caledonia", Caledonia being the Latin name for what is now Scotland. The island's mountai…
Grande Terre is the largest and principal island of New Caledonia, which is a territory of France. Until about 37 million years ago, the island was completely submerged under the ocean. British explorer James Cook sighted Grande Terre in 1774 and named it "New Caledonia", Caledonia being the Latin name for what is now Scotland. The island's mountains reminded him of Scotland. Eventually, the name "New Caledonia" became applied to Grande Terre and its surrounding islands.
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