It comprises the island of NewCaledonia, the Isle of Pines, the Loyalty Islands, Walpole Island, and the Huon, Chesterfield, and Belep groups.
NewCaledonia lies astride the Tropic of Capricorn, between 19° and 23° south latitude.
NewCaledonia and New Zealand separated from Australia 85 million years ago, and from one another 55 million years ago, and NewCaledonia still carries many unique and endemic plants and animals of Gondwanan origin.
Communications take place in space, and the satellites are spied on from the ground, by the French as well, who are past masters at the game.
There is nothing new about the accusation, but it has come back into vogue over recent months, and fresh revelations have provided previously unknown information about a gigantic Anglo-American interception network, initially devised to spy on the USSR, but directed against their allies, and France in particular, as well.
The Americans are much more skilled than the French at this new espionnage battle, and particularly so as far as "big space ears" are concerned, which are satellites specially designed to intercept ground communications and capable of switching from one orbit to another according to the priority of the day.
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