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{{French commune |nomcommune=Voh|
province=[[North Province, New Caledonia|North Province]] |
map_size=300px|
adjustable_map =voh.PNG|
mapcaption=Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia|
insee=98831|
cp=98833|
maire=[[Guigui Dounehote]]<br>|mandat=|
lat_long= |longitude=|latitude=|
alt moy=6 m|alt mini=0 m|alt maxi=1,122 m|
km²=804.9|
sans=2,240|
date-sans=2004 census|
ethnic=[[Kanak]]s 67.4%<br>[[European ethnic groups|European]]s 25.2%<br>[[Polynesia]]ns 2.3%<br>Other 5.1%|date-ethnic=1996 census|
dens=2.8|date-dens=2004 census|}}
'''Voh''' is a [[commune in France|commune]] in the [[North Province, New Caledonia|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 (symbol)|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''<ref>{{cite book |last=Arthus-Bertrand |first=Yann |authorlink=Yann Arthus-Bertrand |title=The Earth from the Air |date=1999-10-25 |publisher=Thames & Hudson Ltd |isbn=050001955X}}</ref> and ''Earth from Above''<ref>{{cite book |last=Arthus-Bertrand |first=Yann |authorlink=Yann Arthus-Bertrand |title=Earth from Above |year=2002 |month=August |publisher=HNA Books |isbn=0810934957}}</ref>.
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.yannarthusbertrand.com/index_new.htm yannarthusbertrand.com] - main page featuring Arthus-Bertrand's photograph of ''The Heart of Voh''.
{{coor title dm|20|57|S|164|41|E|region:NC_scale:500000}} <!-- coordinates taken from http://www.yannarthusbertrand.com -->
{{Administrative divisions of New Caledonia}}
[[Category:Communes of New Caledonia]]
{{NewCaledonia-geo-stub}}
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