Horne Islands

The Horne Islands are a group of two islands, Futuna and Alofi, in the Pacific Ocean, now part of Wallis and Futuna.

Related Topics:
Futuna - Alofi - Pacific Ocean - Wallis and Futuna

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Alofi, which is uninhabited, has an area of 32 sq. km and rises to an altitude of 366m. It is considered one of the least disturbed high islands in Polynesia. Futuna, population 4732 (1990 census) rises to 765 m and has an area of 62.3 sq. km.

Related Topics:
Polynesia - 1990

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The first European to visit the archipelago was Jacob le Maire, a Dutch explorer, in 1616. He named the islands after the Dutch town of Hoorn, also the name of one of his ships, which was later anglicised to Horne.

Related Topics:
Jacob le Maire - Dutch - 1616 - Hoorn

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