Voh

Voh

Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia
Administration
Country France
Sui generis collectivity New Caledonia
Province North Province
Mayor Guigui Dounehote
Statistics
Elevation 0–1,122 m (0–3,681 ft)
(avg. 6 m/20 ft)
Land area1 804.9 km2 (310.8 sq mi)
Population2 2,240  (2004 census)
 - Density 3 /km2 (7.8 /sq mi)
 - Ethnic distribution
  (1996 census)
Kanaks 67.4%
Europeans 25.2%
Polynesians 2.3%
Other 5.1%
INSEE/Postal code 98831/ 98833
1 New Caledonia Land Register (DITTT) data, which exclude lakes and ponds larger than 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) as well as the estuaries of rivers.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Voh is a commune in the North Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean.

It has become famous for the aerial photography known as The Heart of Voh, a large formation of vegetation that resembles a heart seen from above. Photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand contributed to its popularity by using a photograph of the 'heart' as the cover to his books The Earth from the Air[1] and Earth from Above[2].

References

  1. ^ Arthus-Bertrand, Yann (1999-10-25). The Earth from the Air. Thames & Hudson Ltd. ISBN 050001955X. 
  2. ^ Arthus-Bertrand, Yann (August 2002). Earth from Above. HNA Books. ISBN 0810934957. 

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