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Walpole Island (French: Île de Walpole) is a small and uninhabited French island, 180 kilometres (95 nautical miles) east of New Caledonia in the South Pacific. Although it is geographically part of the Loyalty Islands, administratively it belongs to L'Île-des-Pins municipality of New Caledonia.
History
There is evidence that the island had prehistoric inhabitants. Graves, shell and bone tools, as well as stone markers indicate the presence of a permanent population at some point. The island is the topic of several oral traditions from Maré and the Île des Pines, the two closest inhabited islands. Speculation amongst the overseers of the Guano mining operation suggested that shipwreck or other castaways had also occupied the island.[1][2] British captain Butler is credited for discovery of the island in 1794 and he named it after his ship Walpole.[1]
From 1910 through 1936 guano was mined on the island and about 150,000 tonnes were exported to New Zealand.[1]
The island is only visited by scientific naturalist research missions.
Geography
As the easternmost island of the Loyalty Islands arc, Walpole is located 180 km (95 nmi) east of New Caledonia (168° 57' E, 22° 36' S). It is 4 km (2+1⁄2 mi) long north–south, and 0.5–1 km (5⁄16–5⁄8 mi) wide with an area of about 2.0 km2 (3⁄4 sq mi).
Walpole is a coral island of volcanic origin. During the last glaciation cycles, the island was submerged and rose several times, creating a coral capping. The island is bordered by eroding cliffs. On the eastern shore is a narrow plain.[1] The island has no source of surface fresh water.
Walpole, windward east coast.
Walpole, leeward west coast.
Walpole, west coast, fallen coral blocks.
Walpole, leeward west coast, frigatebirds hovering.
Important Bird Area
The island has been recognised as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports breeding populations of brown boobiess, red-bellied fruit doves and Melanesian flycatchers.[3]
See also
- Desert island
- List of islands
References
- Renevier, Alain; Cherrier, Jean-Francois (1991). "Flore et vegetation de L'ile de Walpole". Atoll Research Bulletin (in French). 351: 1–21. doi:10.5479/si.00775630.351.1. ISSN 0077-5630. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- Walpole, A “Mystery Island” in Southeast New Caledonia? by Christophe Sand, 2004
- "Walpole Island". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
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На других языках
[de] Walpole (Insel)
Walpole (französisch Île de Walpole) ist die südöstlichste Insel der Gruppe der Loyalitätsinseln. Walpole liegt 180 km östlich von Neukaledonien im Südpazifik. Die unbewohnte Insel ist in Nord-Süd-Richtung circa 3,5 km lang und zwischen 0,3 km und 0,9 km breit.[1] Ihre Fläche beträgt ca. 2,0 km². Walpole ist zwar geographisch Teil der Loyalitätsinseln, gehört aber verwaltungsmäßig nicht zur Provinz der Loyalitätsinseln und auch zu keiner Kommune, wohl aber zum Überseegebiet Neukaledonien.[2]- [en] Walpole Island (New Caledonia)
[es] Isla de Walpole
La Isla de Walpole (en francés: Île de Walpole) es una pequeña y deshabitada isla francesa, ubicada a 180 km al este de Nueva Caledonia en el Pacífico Sur. Aunque es geográficamente parte de las Islas de la Lealtad (Îles Loyauté), administrativamente pertenece al municipio de Isla de Los Pinos (Île des Pins) de Nueva Caledonia.[fr] Île Walpole (Nouvelle-Calédonie)
L'île Walpole est une petite île inhabitée de l'océan Pacifique Sud située à l'est-sud-est de la Nouvelle-Calédonie dont elle dépend. Cette île éloignée n'est rattachée à aucune province ni commune.[ru] Уолпол (остров)
Уо́лпол (англ. Walpole Island, фр. île de Walpole) — маленький необитаемый остров в группе Луайоте. Входит в состав Новой Каледонии. Административно является частью провинции Луайоте.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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