Thio, New Caledonia
Commune in New Caledonia, France
Location of Thio
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(2019 census)[2]
Europeans 3.8%
Wallisians and Futunans 3.45%
Mixed 10.14%
Other 6.02%
98829 /98829
(avg. 10 m or 33 ft)
Thio is a commune in the South Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean.
A novel Aerial tramway built by Adolf Bleichert & Co. company in 1906 existed here at the start of the 20th century to facilitate loading ore ships offshore.
References
- https://archive.org/details/selectedbibliogr00amerrich 1916. pg 15 “about one thousand yards long”. Refers to Scientific American Supplement November 27, 1909 and Engineering & Mining Journal February 20, 1909 5 pages, illustrated.
- http://www.zapgillou.fr/mondalazac/articleweb/partie2.htm has a postage stamp, a short description and a Google Earth view.
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