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The Hoorn Islands (also Futuna Islands) are one of the two island groups of which the French overseas collectivity (collectivité d'outre-mer, or COM) of Wallis and Futuna is geographically composed. The aggregate area is 115 km², and the population 4,873 (census of 2003).

History

The archipelago was named by the Dutch navigators Willem Schouten and Jacob Le Maire, who, in 1616, became the first Europeans to visit the islands. They named it after the Dutch city of Hoorn, from which their expedition had started. They had previously rounded and named Cape Horn on the same voyage; Schouten had been born in Hoorn.

Geography

Geographically, there are two islands:

• Futuna Island (in the northwest) (83 km², pop. 4871)
• Alofi Island (in the southeast) (32 km², pop. 2)

Administratively, the Hoorn Islands encompass two of Wallis and Futuna’s three royal chiefdoms, namely:

• Tu`a (Alo), which comprises Alofi Island and the eastern part of Futuna Island (area 85 km², pop. 2993)
• Sigave (Singave), which comprises the western third of Futuna Island (area 30 km², pop. 1880)

(The third royal chiefdom is Uvea.)

See also

• Wallis Island (Uvea)

References

На других языках

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[de] Horn-Inseln

Die Horn-Inseln (auch Hoorn-Inseln oder Futuna-Inseln) sind eine kleine im Südpazifik westsüdwestlich von Samoa und nordöstlich der Fidschi-Inseln gelegene, politisch zum französischen Überseeterritorium Wallis und Futuna gehörende, Inselgruppe. Geographisch zählen die Inseln zu Polynesien.

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- [en] Hoorn Islands

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[es] Islas Horn

Islas Horn (en francés: Îles Horn[1] o îles (de) Futuna, o Islas del Horno) Constituyen uno de los dos grupos de islas que se encuentran geográficamente en la Colectividad de ultramar francesa (colectividad d'outre-mer, o COM) de Wallis y Futuna[2] en el Océano Pacífico. La superficie total del archipiélago es de 115 km² y según el censo de 2003, tenía una población de 4873 personas.

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[fr] Îles Horn

Les îles Horn sont l'un des deux archipels composant le territoire d'outre-mer français de Wallis-et-Futuna, dans l'Océan pacifique.

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[it] Isole Hoorn

Le Isole Hoorn (chiamate anche Isole Futuna) sono uno dei due gruppi di isole che compongono la collettività d'oltremare di Wallis e Futuna.

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[ru] Футуна (острова)

Футу́на (Хорн)[1][2] (фр. Futuna (Horne)) — архипелаг в юго-западной части Тихого океана, являющийся частью заморской общины Франции Уоллис и Футуна. Ближайшие острова — Уоллис на северо-востоке (230 км) и Фиджи на юго-западе 280 км. Население островов — 4238 человек (2008). Острова были открыты европейцами в 1616 году, а с 1842 года принадлежат Франции.

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