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The Pourina River is a river of New Caledonia. It has a catchment area of 98 square kilometres.
The Ouinné River is a river of New Caledonia. It has a catchment area of 146 square kilometres.
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The Thio River is a river of New Caledonia. It has a catchment area of 404 square kilometres.
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- ↑ "The impacts of opencast mining in New Caledonia". The United Nations University. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2011.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ Stanley, David (15 November 2004). Moon Handbooks South Pacific. David Stanley. p. 852. ISBN 978-1-56691-411-6 . Retrieved 9 June 2011.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
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