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| Wallis is an island in the Pacific Ocean belonging to the French overseas collectivity (collectivité d'outre-mer, or COM) of Wallis and Futuna.
The island has an area of 77,5 km² and a circumference of c. 50 km. Its highest point is Mount Loka (131 m). There are also a handful of large lakes, sign of the volcanic origin, some of them almost perfect circles and with straight vertical walls, like Lano Lalolalo.
Wallis is located 240 km notheast of Futuna and Alofi islands. Together with some 15 smaller islands surrounding it, on its huge barrier reef, it forms the Wallis archipelago. Wallis has a fertile volcanic soil and sufficient rainfall to allow subsistence farming.
Archaeological excavations have identified sites on Wallis dating from circa 1400 BC.
It was part of the Tongan maritime empire from around the 13th to 16th century. By that time the influence of the Tu?i Tonga had declined so much that 'Uvea became important in itself. Several current, high ranking Tongan titles, like Halaevalu, trace their descent from 'Uvea. A legendary large canoe, the Lomipeau was built on the island as a donation to the Tu'i Tonga. The big fortress of Talietumu close to Lotoalahi in Mua was the last holdout of the Tongans until they were defeated. The ruins of the place are still a tourist attraction:
The island was renamed Wallis after an Cornish navigator, Captain Samuel Wallis, who discovered it while sailing the HMS Dolphin on August 16, 1767, following his discovery of Tahiti.
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