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Loyalty Islands coral group (1989 pop. 17,900), S Pacific, a part of the French overseas territory of New Caledonia . The group comprises three islands (Lifou, Maré, and Ouvéa) and many islets and has a total land area of c.800 sq mi (2,070 sq km). The chief exports are coconuts and copra.

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Loyalty Islands (French: Îles Loyauté), New Caledonia/France Discovered in 1827 by a Frenchman, Jules Sébastien César Dumont d'Urville, who gave them this name because of the goodwill of the islanders. The islands were annexed to France in 1853.

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	Earthquake Strikes Loyalty Islands in S. Pacific Newspaper article from: Xinhua English Newswire; 1/4/1998; 289 words ; ...earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.0 struck the Loyalty Islands in the South Pacific earlier today, the United Press...Oregon, Washington, British Columbia and Alaska. The Loyalty Islands lie in the Coral Sea northwest of New Zealand and...
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	Quake jolts New Caledonia's Loyalty Islands. News Wire article from: PAC - Pacific Islands Broadcasting Association; 4/4/2007; 386 words ; ...Pacnews) ---- A strong earthquake has hit the Loyalty Islands region of New Caledonia, measuring 6.3 on the Richter...Monday's huge earthquake triggered a tsunami in Solomon Islands which has killed at least 24 people and left thousands...
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