Tontouta River

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Tontouta river around "Liliane" place Riviere tontouta.JPG
Tontouta river around "Liliane" place

The Tontouta River is a river of New Caledonia. It has a catchment area of 476 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.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

Coordinates: 21°58′08″S166°13′52″E / 21.969°S 166.231°E / -21.969; 166.231