Wallis (ʻUvea)

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Wallis (ʻUvea) is a Polynesian volcanic island in the South Pacific Ocean that serves as the political and cultural center of the French overseas collectivity of Wallis and Futuna.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Uvea (Wallis) 1
Wallis (ʻUvea) canonical 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Polynesian island
cultural center
island in the South Pacific Ocean
political center
volcanic island
administeredBy French Republic
alternativeName Uvea Island
Wallis and Futuna
surface form: ʻUvea
area 96 square kilometres
belongsTo French overseas territories
capital Mata-Utu
climate tropical rainforest climate
country France
countrySubdivision Wallis Island
surface form: Wallis Island district
discoveredByEuropeans Samuel Wallis
distanceTo about 230 kilometres northeast of Futuna
elevation 151 metres
ethnicGroup Wallisian people
geologicalOrigin volcanic hotspot activity
governedAsPartOf collectivity of Wallis and Futuna
hasAirport Hihifo Airport
hasCoastlineOn Pacific Ocean
hasFeature lagoon
hasSettlement Hihifo
Liku
Mata-Utu
hasTraditionalKingdom Uvea
highestPoint Mont Lulu Fakahega
ISOCode WF-WAL
language Wallisian language
locatedIn Oceania
Polynesia
South Pacific Ocean
mainIslandOf Wallis and Futuna
namedAfter Samuel Wallis
officialLanguage French
partOf Wallis and Futuna
surface form: French overseas collectivity of Wallis and Futuna

Wallis and Futuna
populationCentreOf Wallis and Futuna
regionalOrganization Pacific Community (SPC) via Wallis and Futuna
religion Roman Catholicism
surroundedBy Wallis Island lagoon
coral reef
timeZone UTC+12
traditionalRulerTitle Lavelua
usesCurrency CFP franc

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Wallis and Futuna mainIsland Wallis (ʻUvea)
Tuʻi Tonga influencedRegion Wallis (ʻUvea)
this entity surface form: Uvea (Wallis)