Loyauté islands

The Loyalty Islands (in French Îles Loyauté) are a Pacific archipelago. They form part of the French territory of New Caledonia islands, whose continental part covers about 100 km. Together they form Province of the Islands of the Loyalty, one of the three provinces of New Caledonia. It has 17,000 people living in an area of ​​2,000 km2. The native inhabitants are the Kanak people and Tavu'avua people.

The archipelago consists of six inhabited islands: Lifou Island, Maré Island, Tiga, Ouvéa, Mouli Island and Faiava Island, as well as several smaller islands and uninhabited islets. Its land area is 1,981 km2. The highest elevation is 138 m above sea level on the island of La Maré.