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Wallis and Futuna Islands
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Wal·lis and Fu·tu·na Islands  (wls; f-tn)
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 overseas territory in 1961.
Wallis and Futuna Islands [ˈwɒlɪs fuːˈtjuːnə]
pl n
(Placename) a French overseas territory in the SW Pacific, west of Samoa. Capital: Mata-Utu. Pop.: 14 400 (1993 est.). Area: 367 sq. km (143 sq. miles)
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The alert had been issued for more than 30 countries and territories, including Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands, Nauru, Fiji, Tuvalu, Papua New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia, Kiribati, Kosrae and Wallis and Futuna.
Tsunami warning cancelled after Pacific quakes by AFP / AFP Asian Edition
The alert had been issued for more than 30 countries and territories, including Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands, Nauru, Fiji, Tuvalu, Papua New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia, Kiribati, Kosrae and Wallis and Futuna.
Tsunami warning cancelled after Pacific quakes by AFP / AFP Global Edition
The request at the UN commission also concerns extending the sea bed boundaries around French Polynesia and the territory of Wallis and Futuna in the South Pacific.
France urges Canada to cooperate over seabed dispute by AFP / AFP American Edition
 
 
 
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