Poya Bay Explained

Poya Bay or Baie de la Poya, also known as Porwi Bay, is a bay of New Caledonia.[1] It "lies about 2 miles west-northwestward of Cape Goulvain, 2 miles in length, and is entered by Poya Passage, a narrow channel between the reefs, about 800 yards wide."[2] [3] The mouth of the Poya River is located on the bay.

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-21.4167°N 170°W

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  1. Web site: The impacts of opencast mining in New Caledonia. The United Nations University. 9 June 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110727215730/http://www.greenstone.org/greenstone3/nzdl%3Bjsessionid%3D9C07FFA7400A6C3C823F1ACAF98A3D9D?a=d&d=HASH01e0de34b153f45530bc1736.5.pp&c=ccgi&sib=1&dt=&ec=&et=&p.a=b&p.s=ClassifierBrowse&p.sa=. 27 July 2011.
  2. Book: United States. Hydrographic Office. Pacific islands pilot. 10 June 2011. 1928. U.S. Govt. Print. Off..
  3. Book: United States. Hydrographic Office. Sailing directions for the Pacific islands. 10 June 2011. 1952. G.P.O..

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