Overview of New Caledonia: History

Settled by both Britain and France during the first half of the 19th century, the island became a French possession in 1853. It served as a penal colony for four decades after 1864. The islands have been an overseas territory of France since 1956. Read More »

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Overview of New Caledonia: History is based on New Caledonia by Peter Fitzgerald, D. Guillaime, Ryan Holliday, Tatatabot, Inas, iGuide and others. Travel guides are available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. See background image credits.