Wallis
and Futuna (ʻUvea mo Futuna in the Polynesian languages of the islands) is a small French overseas territory at the
western end of Polynesia in the South Pacific Ocean, west of Samoa, northwest
of Tonga, and northeast of Fiji. The islands were colonized in the 1880s
and were governed as a dependency of New Caledonia until 1961. The
total population of the territory is about 12,000. Wallis (called 'Uvea
in Polynesian) has an airport, and commercial flights are available
from New Caledonia.
The territory has no traditional lighthouses but the unusual minor
light shown at right is of interest to lighthouse fans. Lights in the territory are managed by the Service des Phares et Balises in New Caledonia.
Admiralty numbers are from volume
K of the
Admiralty List of Lights & Fog Signals. U.S. NGA List numbers
are from Publication 111.
- General Sources
- Online List of Lights - Wallis and Futuna
- Photos by various photographers posted by Alexander Trabas.
Wallis ('Uvea) Lightbeacons
- [Île Nukuatea (Honikulu Pass Range Front)]
- Date unknown. Active; focal plane 8 m (26 ft); continuous blue light. 8 m (26 ft) white post. Anna Strumillo has a photo and Google has a satellite view. The range guides vessels through the Honikulu Pass at the southern
end of the 'Uvea reef. Located in the water off the southern tip of Île Nukuatea, an island in the lagoon behind the break in the reef surrounding 'Uvea. Accessible only by boat. Site open. Admiralty K4760; NGA 3152.
- [Honikulu Pass Range Rear]
- Date unknown. Active; focal plane 98 m (322 ft); white light, 2 s
on, 2 s off. 7 m (23 ft) masonry wall rising gracefully to support
a square concrete post light. Anna Strumillo's photo is at right but the surrounding vegetation hides the light in Google's satellite view. The light is on the north side of the RT5 road next to the left (west) wall of the media company Wallis et Futuna La 1ère. Located atop a ridge near
the southeastern tip of 'Uvea. Site open. Admiralty K4760.1;
NGA 3152.1.
Information available on lost lighthouses:
Notable faux lighthouses:
Adjoining pages: East: Samoa | South: Fiji
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Île Nukuatea Range Rear Light, June 2010
ex-Panoramio
photo copyright Anna Strumillo
used by permission
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