Key facts
- Location
- South Pacific Ocean
- Archipelago
- Îles Horne
- Area
- 80 km (31 sq mi)
- Highest elevation
- 524 m (1719 ft)
- Highest point
- Mont Puke
- Province
- Wallis and Futuna
- Population
- 3225 (2018)
- Ethnic groups
- Polynesians
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Encyclopedic overview
The Hoorn Islands. Futuna (/fuːˈtuːnə/; French: [fu.tu.na]) is the largest island in Hoorn Islands or Îles Horne, located in the Pacific Ocean, part of the French overseas collectivity (collectivité d'outre-mer) of Wallis and Futuna. The island occupies an area of 80 km (30 sq mi) and as of 2018 it has a population of 3,225.
Futuna is a local name, the etymology of which is unknown.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Futuna” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.