Pines, Isle of, island, New Caledonia
Pines, Isle of, or Kunié (k
`nyā), island (1989 pop. 1,465), c.58 sq mi (150 sq km), South Pacific, a part of the French overseas territory of New Caledonia New Caledonia, Fr. Nouvelle Calédonie, internally self-governing territory of France (2005 est. pop. 216,000), land area 7,241 sq mi (18,760 sq km), South Pacific, c.700 mi (1,130 km) E of Australia...... Click the link for more information. . The Isle of Pines, formerly a penal colony, is now a popular tourist resort.
Pines, Isle of, island, Cuba
Pines, Isle of: see Youth, Isle of Youth, Isle of, Span. Isla de la Juventud, island (1989 est. pop. 71,500), 1,180 sq mi (3,056 sq km), off SW Cuba, from which it is separated by the Batabanó Gulf. Until 1978 it was called Isle of Pines. The island's capital is Nueva Gerona...... Click the link for more information. .
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