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WALLIS FUTUNA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-09-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Wallis and Futuna
1, record 1, English, Wallis%20and%20Futuna
correct, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Wallis and Futuna Islands 2, record 1, English, Wallis%20and%20Futuna%20Islands
correct, plural
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Two groups of volcanic and coral islands (area 119 square miles, population 9,192) in the Pacific between Fiji and Samoa, forming an overseas territory of France. ... Main islands: Futuna, Uvea. The islands became a French protectorate (1842) and an overseas territory (1961) of France. 1, record 1, English, - Wallis%20and%20Futuna
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Wallis-et-Futuna
1, record 1, French, Wallis%2Det%2DFutuna
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- territoire de Wallis-et-Futuna 1, record 1, French, territoire%20de%20Wallis%2Det%2DFutuna
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- îles Wallis-et-Futuna 2, record 1, French, %C3%AEles%20Wallis%2Det%2DFutuna
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Wallis-et-Futuna, territoire français d'outre-mer (T.O.M.), dans le Pacifique, au nord-est des îles Fidji; 255 km²; 8 546 habitants. Chef-lieu : Mata-Utu. [...] le territoire comprend deux groupes d'îles : au sud-ouest, Futuna et Alofi (appelées «îles de Horn» par le Hollandais Schouten en 1617); au nord-est, les îles Wallis, découvertes en 1767 par le navigateur anglais, avec l'île basaltique d'Uvéa et 22 îlots enserrés dans le même récif corallien. [...] Futuna est annexé par la France en 1888. Depuis 1959, les îles Wallis constituent avec les Futuna un T.O.M. 1, record 1, French, - Wallis%2Det%2DFutuna
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le générique du nom d'îles prend la minuscule dans un texte suivi, et la majuscule dans une liste, sur une carte géographique ou un panneau de signalisation. 3, record 1, French, - Wallis%2Det%2DFutuna
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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