Ni River (New Caledonia)

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Ni River
Country New Caledonia

The Ni River is a river of New Caledonia. It has a catchment area of 173 square kilometres. [1]

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References

  1. "The impacts of opencast mining in New Caledonia". The United Nations University. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2011.