| 词条 | Walpole Island (New Caledonia) | ||||
| 释义 |
Walpole Island (French: Île de Walpole) is a small and uninhabited French island, {{convert|180|km|0|abbr=off}} east of New Caledonia in the South Pacific. Although it is geographically part of the Loyalty Islands, administratively it belongs to the Isle of Pines municipality of New Caledonia. HistoryThere 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 Isle 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 discovered the island in 1794 and 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. GeographyAs the easternmost island of the Loyalty Islands arc, Walpole is located {{convert|180|km|abbr=on}} east of New Caledonia (168° 57' E, 22° 36' S). It is {{convert|4|km|abbr=on}} long North-South, and {{convert|0.5|-|1|km|abbr=on}} wide with an area of about {{convert|2.0|km2|abbr=on}}. 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. References1. ^1 2 3 {{fr icon}} Atoll Research Bulletin by Alain Renevier and Jean-François Cherrier, 1991 {{coord|22|36|S|168|57|E|type:isle_region:NC|display=title}}{{NewCaledonia-geo-stub}}2. ^[https://australianmuseum.net.au/uploads/journals/17980/1407_complete.pdf Walpole, A “Mystery Island” in Southeast New Caledonia? by Christophe Sand, 2004] 3 : Uninhabited islands of New Caledonia|Loyalty Islands|Coral islands |
||||
| 随便看 |
|
开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识，基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识，是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。