Province

North

New Caledonia · Oceania

North is a province of New Caledonia, in Oceania. It lies on the Australian Plate. Records include 10 tsunamis observed on its coasts and 3 cyclones crossing it with hurricane-force winds.

Tectonic Plates

• Australian Plate

Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts

• 2022Tonga Islands, Tonga · 22.0 m6 deaths
• 2018Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia · 4.0 m
• 2016Solomon Islands · 0.4 m1 deaths
• 2013Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands · 11.0 m10 deaths
• 2012British Columbia, Canada · 13.0 m1 deaths
• 2007Solomon Islands · 12.1 m52 deaths
• 1950Vanuatu Islands, Vanuatu · 2.5 m
• 1942New Caledonia · 3.0 m
• 1936New Caledonia · 2.2 m
• 1931San Cristobal Island, Solomon Islands · 9.0 m50 deaths

Tropical Cyclones

• 1992Cyclone EsauCat. 4
• 1989Cyclone HarryCat. 4
• 1981Cyclone GyanCat. 3

• Country Profile · New Caledonia

Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002