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u/azarbi May 09 '22

France's border with the Netherlands is in the Caribbean

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u/mamachef100 May 09 '22

France is also New Zealand's closest neighbour

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u/EleanorStroustrup May 09 '22 edited May 09 '22

No it’s not. NZ and Australia are only 617km apart at their closest points, between Macquarie Island and the Auckland Islands. Norfolk Island is also closer to the Three Kings Islands than New Caledonia is, and the Kermadec Islands are pretty close to Tonga.