new caledonia - CISMeF

Preferred Label : new caledonia;

MeSH definition : A group of islands in Melanesia constituting a French overseas territory. The group includes New Caledonia (the main island), Ile des Pins, Loyalty Island, and several other islet groups. The capital is Noumea. It was discovered by Captain Cook in 1774 and visited by various navigators, explorers, and traders from 1792 to 1840. Occupied by the French in 1853, it was set up as a penal colony 1864-94. In 1946 it was made a French overseas territory. It was named by Captain Cook with the 5th and 6th century A.D. Latin name for Scotland, Caledonia. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p830 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p375);

MeSH annotation : an island group in Melanesia;

Details

Origin ID

D009510;

UMLS CUI

C0027964;

Allowable qualifiers
- epidemiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- ethnology [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- New Caledonia [UNESCO concept]
Record concept(s)
- new caledonia [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Geographic Area [UMLS semantic type]

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