Futuna (Wallis and Futuna)
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Futuna is the largest island in Hoorn Islands or Îles Horne, located in the Pacific Ocean, part of the French overseas collectivity of Wallis and Futuna. The island occupies an area of 80 km2 and as o
The Hoorn Islands Futuna and Alofi. Futuna Island in the northwest.
Futuna and Alofi (photo: NASA)
Niuafoʻou
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Niuafoʻou is the northernmost island in the kingdom of Tonga. One of the Niua Islands, it is located in the southern Pacific Ocean between Fiji and Samoa, 574 km north of Tongatapu island group and 33
Futuna (Wallis and Futuna)
…map Futuna and Alofi were Willem Schouten and Jacob Le Maire in 1616 during their circumnavigation of the globe on the ship Eendracht. After sailing to Niuafoʻou, they suddenly changed course from west to northwest, thereby bringing them to these two islands. The islands were given the exonym Hoorn Eylanden…
1976 envelope used in canoe mail
Hand stamp applied to 1976 envelope