Alofi (Wallis and Futuna)
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| Waters | Pacific Ocean |
| Archipelago | Horn Islands |
| Geographical location | 14 ° 20 '59 " S , 178 ° 1' 58" W |
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| length | 8 kilometers |
| width | 4.4 km |
| surface | 17.8 km² |
| Highest elevation | Mont Kolofau 417 m |
| Residents | 1 (2013) <1 inh / km² |
| main place | Alofitai |
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Alofi is an 18 km², mostly uninhabited island of volcanic origin in the South Pacific , which belongs to the French overseas territory of Wallis and Futuna as part of the Kingdom of Alo . With a height of 417 m , the Mont Kolofau is the highest point on the island.
Together with the larger neighboring island of Futuna, the island forms the archipelago of the Horn Islands . Alofi is surrounded by a coral reef and separated from the northwestern neighboring island of Futuna by the 1.6 km wide Chenal Sain.
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Wallis-et-Futuna. Geography. République française - Ministère des Outre-mer, November 30, 2016, accessed on December 2, 2017 (French).
NASA image of Futuna and Alofi (right)
