Koko Island

South of New Caledonia's Grande Terre lies the Isle of Pines, known to its inhabitants as Kunie. James Cook saw the island in 1774 and named it for the tall native araucaria trees. In June 1792 the ships of d'Entrecasteaux's expedition came into sight of the island; Espérance nearly ran aground on its reefs as the expedition charted the southern coast.