images

Noumea, New Caledonia, seen from space

by

Nasa/Novapix

Reference

t-ocnca-00001

Date

2008-07-05

This image, taken from the International Space Station on september 13 2003, shows details of New Caledonia's main city, Noumea, which is built on a peninsula that juts into the lagoon on the southwest side of the island. The reefs here face localized problems from pollution and overfishing.