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    Alofi Island

    Île Alofi, Alofi

    14°20′S 178°02′W

    Alofi is an uninhabited island in the Pacific Ocean belonging to the French overseas collectivity (collectivité d'outre-mer, or COM) of Wallis and Futuna. Data shows that Alofi was inhabited until 1840. The highest point on the island is Kolofau. 7 km channel.

    Une fin d'après-midi à Alofi, dont le gardien de l'île est l'unique habitant.
    Une fin d'après-midi à Alofi, dont le gardien de l'île est l'unique habitant.

    Anna Vinet / CC BY-SA 4.0

    Terrain

    14°20′S 178°02′W

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    Overview

    Alofi is an uninhabited island in the Pacific Ocean belonging to the French overseas collectivity (collectivité d'outre-mer, or COM) of Wallis and Futuna. Data shows that Alofi was inhabited until 1840. The highest point on the island is Kolofau. The 3,500 ha island is separated from the larger neighbouring island of Futuna by a 1.7 km channel. Alofi has been recognised as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International for its red-footed booby colony and the vulnerable shy ground dove, as well as for various restricted-range bird species (including crimson-crowned fruit doves, blue-crowned lorikeets, Polynesian wattled honeyeaters, Polynesian trillers, Fiji shrikebills and Polynesian starlings).

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Hoorn Islands

    • Futuna

      46.1 km²▲ 524 m

      Major islands

    Also in Wallis Islands

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Talus
    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia