10 January 2026 | Author/Destination: Around the World / Rund um die Welt | Category: General
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Plaque commemorating the attachment of Wallis and Futuna to the French Republic in Mata Utu
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Wallis and Futuna, officially the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, is a French island
collectivity in the
South Pacific , situated between
Tuvalu to the northwest,
Fiji to the southwest,
Tonga to the southeast,
Samoa to the east, and
Tokelau to the northeast.
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5 February 2025 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General
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Papeete (
Tahitian : Papeʻete; old name: Vaiʻete) is the
capital city of
French Polynesia , an
overseas collectivity of the
French Republic in the
Pacific Ocean . The
commune of Papeete is located on the island of
Tahiti , in the
administrative subdivision of the
Windward Islands , of which Papeete is the administrative capital. Both the
President of French Polynesia and
French High Commissioner reside in Papeete.
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27 January 2025 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General , UNESCO World Heritage
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Nuku Hiva © Moerani Manate/cc-by-sa-4.0
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The Marquesas Islands (
French : Îles Marquises or Archipel des Marquises or Marquises;
Marquesan : Te Henua ʻEnana (
North Marquesan ) and Te Fenua ʻEnata (
South Marquesan ), both meaning “the land of men”) are a group of
volcanic islands in
French Polynesia , an
overseas collectivity of
France in the southern Pacific Ocean. Their highest point is the peak of
Mount Oave (French: Mont Oave) on
Ua Pou island, at 1,230 m (4,035 ft) above sea level.
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