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	===Background===		===Background===
-	Wallis and Futuna is an overseas community of France consisting of two small island groupings in Polynesia, near Fiji and Samoa.	+	Wallis and Futuna is located about two-thirds of the way from [[Hawaii]] to [[New Zealand]], at 13°18′S 176°12′W / -13.3, -176.2 (225 mi west of [[Samoa]] and 300 mi north-east of [[Fiji]]).
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		+	The territory includes the island of Wallis (the most populated), the island of Futuna, the uninhabited island of Alofi (the population of Alofi was reportedly eaten by the cannibal people of Futuna in one single raid in the 19th century), and 20 uninhabited islets, totaling 274 square kilometres (106 sq mi) with 129 kilometres (80 mi) of coastline. The highest point in the territory is Mont Singavi (on the island of Futuna) at 765 metres (2,510 ft).
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		+	Only five percent of the islands' land area is arable land; permanent crops cover another 20%. Deforestation (only small portions of the original forests remain), largely as a result of the continued use of wood as the main fuel source, is a serious problem; as a consequence of cutting down the forests, the mountainous terrain of Futuna is particularly prone to erosion. There are no permanent settlements on Alofi because of the lack of natural fresh water resources.
	Wallis and Futuna comprises two archipelagoes:		Wallis and Futuna comprises two archipelagoes:
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	===Climate & Weather===		===Climate & Weather===
-	Submit the climate details and sources of weather forecasting here.	+	The islands have a hot, rainy season from November to April and a cool, dry season from May to October. The rains accumulate 2,500 to 3,000 millimeters (98–118 in) each year. The average humidity is 80% and the temperature 26.6 °C (79.9°F).
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Contents 1 Wallis & Futuna Islands 1.1 Background 1.2 Climate & Weather 1.3 Charts 1.4 Special Navigation Notes 1.5 Local Radio Nets 1.6 Arrival/Departure procedures 1.7 Immigration 1.8 Customs 1.9 Ports & Anchorages 1.10 Islands 1.11 Health 1.12 Security 1.13 Cruiser's Friends 1.14 References & Publications 1.15 Links to CruiserLog Forum discussions 1.16 External Links 1.17 Personal Links

Wallis & Futuna Islands

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Wallis & Futuna
Wallis & Futuna
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Capital:	Mata-Utu
Language:	French, Wallisian (indigenous Polynesian language)
Currency:	Change Franc Pacifique (XPF)
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Background

Wallis and Futuna is located about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand, at 13°18′S 176°12′W / -13.3, -176.2 (225 mi west of Samoa and 300 mi north-east of Fiji).

The territory includes the island of Wallis (the most populated), the island of Futuna, the uninhabited island of Alofi (the population of Alofi was reportedly eaten by the cannibal people of Futuna in one single raid in the 19th century), and 20 uninhabited islets, totaling 274 square kilometres (106 sq mi) with 129 kilometres (80 mi) of coastline. The highest point in the territory is Mont Singavi (on the island of Futuna) at 765 metres (2,510 ft).

Only five percent of the islands' land area is arable land; permanent crops cover another 20%. Deforestation (only small portions of the original forests remain), largely as a result of the continued use of wood as the main fuel source, is a serious problem; as a consequence of cutting down the forests, the mountainous terrain of Futuna is particularly prone to erosion. There are no permanent settlements on Alofi because of the lack of natural fresh water resources.

Wallis and Futuna comprises two archipelagoes:

Hoorn Islands group (also known as the Futuna Islands, and as Îles Horne)

• Futuna Island (pop.~5,000)
• Alofi Island (uninhabited)

Alofi Island is the smaller of the two. According to legend it was as densely inhabited as Futuna up until the 19th century, when the Futuna people slaughtered and ate the population in a single raid.

Wallis Islands group (also known as ʻUvea, as is Wallis Island)

• Wallis Island (ʻUvea) (pop.~10,000)

Wallis Island is surrounded by 15 smaller islands, all of which are uninhabited.

Climate & Weather

The islands have a hot, rainy season from November to April and a cool, dry season from May to October. The rains accumulate 2,500 to 3,000 millimeters (98–118 in) each year. The average humidity is 80% and the temperature 26.6 °C (79.9°F).

Charts

Submit details of the charts required for safe navigation of the area.

Special Navigation Notes

Any navigation notes here.

Local Radio Nets

Also see World Cruiser's Nets

Arrival/Departure procedures

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Immigration

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Customs

Details?

Ports & Anchorages

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Islands

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Health

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Security

Details?

Cruiser's Friends

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References & Publications

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Links to CruiserLog Forum discussions

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External Links

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Personal Links

Personal notes

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