Virtual Globetrotting: Wallis and Futuna

Virtual Globetrotting: Wallis and Futuna http://virtualglobetrotting.com/ A great way to explore everything that can be seen from space! en-us Copyright 2013 Thu, 29 Mar 2012 09:16:12 -0700 http://backend.userland.com/rss <![CDATA[Talietumu fortress (ruins)]]>

Talietumu fortress (ruins)
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By: WacoKidd110
@ 2012-03-29 09:16:12
The site was a fortified Tongan settlement called Kolo Nui and the whole fortress is surrounded by a strong defensive wall build of basalt with several entrances. Inside the fort there are a few preserved buildings and structures, lawns and the central elevated platform called Talietumu (a Marae or Mala´e, "Sacred Place"). The platform is of circular prolonged shape upon a circular stockade base. Raised walkways paved in stone start from the mala'e and radiate outward from within the fort.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/talietumu-fortress-ruins/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/talietumu-fortress-ruins/ Thu, 29 Mar 2012 09:16:12 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/talietumu-fortress-ruins/ -13.33658200 -176.20901900 <![CDATA[Lake Lalolalo]]>

Lake Lalolalo
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By: WacoKidd110
@ 2012-03-28 11:03:55
Lake Lalolalo is the most spectacular of the Wallis crater lakes. The eerie lake is an almost perfect circle with sheer rocky cliffs falling 30m (98ft) down to the inky, 80m (262ft) deep waters.

Tropical birds are often seen gliding effortlessly across the surface and it is tabu to clear the jungle here, making this some of the best preserved primary forest on the island.
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Mont Puke (highest point of Wallis and Futuna)

Mont Puke (highest point of Wallis and Futuna)
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By: kkeps
@ 2011-03-26 17:14:30
Mont Puke is the highest point of a Polynesian French island territory named Wallis and Futuna, with an altitude of 524 metres (1,719 ft).]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mont-puke-highest-point-of-wallis-and-futuna/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mont-puke-highest-point-of-wallis-and-futuna/ Sat, 26 Mar 2011 17:14:30 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mont-puke-highest-point-of-wallis-and-futuna/ -14.26850100 -178.13713100 <![CDATA[Nukufotu & Nukuloa]]>

Nukufotu & Nukuloa
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-12-01 08:34:10]]>

Nukufotu & Nukuloa
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-12-01 08:34:10]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/nukufotu-nukuloa/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/nukufotu-nukuloa/ Wed, 01 Dec 2010 08:34:10 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/nukufotu-nukuloa/ -13.18789900 -176.19802200 <![CDATA[Nukuteatea]]>

Nukuteatea
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-12-01 08:30:59]]>

Nukuteatea
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-12-01 08:30:59]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/nukuteatea/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/nukuteatea/ Wed, 01 Dec 2010 08:30:59 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/nukuteatea/ -13.20496700 -176.17849100 <![CDATA[Nukutapu]]>

Nukutapu
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-12-01 08:29:40]]>

Nukutapu
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-12-01 08:29:40]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/nukutapu/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/nukutapu/ Wed, 01 Dec 2010 08:29:40 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/nukutapu/ -13.21931300 -176.16895800 <![CDATA[Nukuhifala]]>

Nukuhifala
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-12-01 08:27:27]]>

Nukuhifala
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-12-01 08:27:27]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/nukuhifala/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/nukuhifala/ Wed, 01 Dec 2010 08:27:27 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/nukuhifala/ -13.28881200 -176.12674000 <![CDATA[Nukuhione]]>

Nukuhione
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-12-01 08:26:08]]>

Nukuhione
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-12-01 08:26:08]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/nukuhione/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/nukuhione/ Wed, 01 Dec 2010 08:26:08 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/nukuhione/ -13.27374400 -176.13069600 <![CDATA[Luaniva]]>

Luaniva
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-12-01 08:24:47]]>

Luaniva
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-12-01 08:24:47]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/luaniva/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/luaniva/ Wed, 01 Dec 2010 08:24:47 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/luaniva/ -13.27234000 -176.14852000 <![CDATA[Fungelai]]>

Fungelai
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-12-01 08:23:56]]>

Fungelai
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-12-01 08:23:56]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fungelai/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fungelai/ Wed, 01 Dec 2010 08:23:56 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fungelai/ -13.28071400 -176.14534400 <![CDATA[Remains of WWII airfield]]>

Remains of WWII airfield
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-12-01 08:22:28]]>

Remains of WWII airfield
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-12-01 08:22:28]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/remains-of-wwii-airfield/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/remains-of-wwii-airfield/ Wed, 01 Dec 2010 08:22:28 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/remains-of-wwii-airfield/ -13.31035700 -176.19996400 <![CDATA[Lake Kikila]]>

Lake Kikila
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-12-01 08:20:27]]>

Lake Kikila
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-12-01 08:20:27]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/lake-kikila/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/lake-kikila/ Wed, 01 Dec 2010 08:20:27 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/lake-kikila/ -13.29698200 -176.19012600 <![CDATA[Faioa]]>

Faioa
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-12-01 08:17:40]]>

Faioa
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-12-01 08:17:40]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/faioa/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/faioa/ Wed, 01 Dec 2010 08:17:40 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/faioa/ -13.37926600 -176.16858200 <![CDATA[Passe Honikulu]]>

Passe Honikulu
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-12-01 08:16:36]]>

Passe Honikulu
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-12-01 08:16:36]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/passe-honikulu/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/passe-honikulu/ Wed, 01 Dec 2010 08:16:36 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/passe-honikulu/ -13.38822600 -176.21368400 <![CDATA[Nukuatea]]>

Nukuatea
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-12-01 08:13:49]]>

Nukuatea
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-12-01 08:13:49]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/nukuatea/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/nukuatea/ Wed, 01 Dec 2010 08:13:49 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/nukuatea/ -13.37216800 -176.21739900 <![CDATA[Hihifo Airport (WLS)]]>

Hihifo Airport (WLS)
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By: adrbr
@ 2009-06-21 09:45:25]]>

Hihifo Airport (WLS)
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By: adrbr
@ 2009-06-21 09:45:25]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hihifo-airport-wls/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hihifo-airport-wls/ Sun, 21 Jun 2009 09:45:25 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hihifo-airport-wls/ -13.23849400 -176.19936000 <![CDATA[Pointe Vele Airport (FUT)]]>

Pointe Vele Airport (FUT)
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By: adrbr
@ 2009-06-21 09:45:06]]>

Pointe Vele Airport (FUT)
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By: adrbr
@ 2009-06-21 09:45:06]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/pointe-vele-airport-fut/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/pointe-vele-airport-fut/ Sun, 21 Jun 2009 09:45:06 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/pointe-vele-airport-fut/ -14.31182000 -178.06628000 <![CDATA[Île Futuna and Île Alofi]]>

Île Futuna and Île Alofi
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By: AlbinoFlea
@ 2005-10-27 00:27:23
From Wikipedia:

Although they were discovered by the Dutch and the British in the 17th and 18th centuries, it was the French who were the first Europeans to settle in the territory, with the arrival of French missionaries in 1837, who converted the population to Catholicism.

On April 5, 1842, they asked for the protection of France after the rebellion of a part of the local population. On April 5, 1887, the queen of Uvea (on the island of Wallis) signed a treaty officially establishing a French protectorate. The kings of Sigave and Alo on the islands of Futuna and Alofi also signed a treaty establishing French protectorate on February 16, 1888. The islands were put under the authority of the French colony of New Caledonia.

The population of Alofi was reportedly eaten by the cannibal people of Futuna in one single raid in the 19th century.]]>