Futuna Islands — or Hoorn Islands geographical name islands SW Pacific NE of Fiji; formerly a French protectorate, since 1959 part of Wallis & Futuna Islands territory population 4732 … New Collegiate Dictionary
List of mammals in the Wallis and Futuna Islands — This is a list of the mammal species recorded in the Wallis and Futuna Islands. There are 5 mammal species in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, all of which are marine mammals of the order Cetacea. [This list is derived from the IUCN Red List which… … Wikipedia
Wallis and Futuna Islands — Island group, South Pacific Ocean. It is a self governing overseas territory (pop., 2000 est.: 15,283) of France; it includes Wallis Island (also known as Uvea), the Futuna Islands (Futuna and Alofi), and a number of islets. The administrative… … Universalium
Wallisand Futuna Islands — Wal·lis and Fu·tu·na Islands (wŏlʹĭs; fo͞o to͞oʹnə) A French overseas territory consisting of two groups of islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean west of Samoa and northeast of Fiji. Controlled by the French from 1842, the islands became an… … Universalium
Wallis and Futuna Islands — French territory in the southwestern Pacific Ocean that consists of the two island groups of Wallis and Futuna … English contemporary dictionary
Futuna — geographical name 1. island SW Pacific in Futuna Islands 2. island SW Pacific in SE Vanuatu … New Collegiate Dictionary
Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna — Futuna is an island in the Pacific Ocean belonging to the French overseas collectivity ( collectivité d outre mer , or COM ) of Wallis and Futuna . It is one of the Hoorn Islands or Îles Horne, nearby Alofi being the other. They are both a… … Wikipedia
Futuna Island — Futuna is the name of two islands in the Pacific Ocean:*Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna is one of the Horne Islands, belonging to the French territory of Wallis and Futuna . *Futuna Island, Vanuatu is one of the islands in the Tafea province of… … Wikipedia
Futuna Island, Vanuatu — Futuna is an island in the Tafea province of Vanuatu. It is the easternmost island in the country. It was formed by the uplift of an underwater volcano, which last erupted in the Pleistocene, at least 11,000 years ago. It reaches a height of 666… … Wikipedia
Futuna-Aniwan — is the Polynesian language spoken on the outlier islands of Futuna and Aniwa in Vanuatu. It is also occasionally called West Futunan to distinguish it from East Futunan spoken on Futuna (and Alofi) … Wikipedia
