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Mata-Utu is the largest urban centre on Wallis Island, which lies between Tahiti and Nouméa. [3] Uvea or Wallis island with Mata’Utu as its capital has an area of 60 km 2 and is part of the larger Wallis archipelago. It is surrounded by coral reefs. Mata’Utu is the administrative headquarters and business capital of the Wallis islands. [6]
Wallis and Futuna is located about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand. It is 13°18′S176°12′W13.300°S 176.200°W, 360 km (220 mi) west of Samoa and 480 km (300 mi) northeast of Fiji. The territory includes the island of Uvéa (also called Wallis), which is the most populous; the island of Futuna; the virtually uninhabited ...
Wallis House. There is also a "Wallis House", an Art Deco building on the Golden Mile, The Great West Road, Brentford, England. Wallis House is a prominent landmark building in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is located at the corner of Rideau Street and Charlotte Street. Today, after restoration, the building serves as a deluxe condominium complex.
The cathedral overlooks the Wallis lagoon from Mata-Utu, which is the largest town and capital of Wallis Island and the territory as a whole. The Palace of the King of Uvéa, which features two-storey verandas, adjoins the cathedral. On the opposite side of the wharf is a platform known as Fale Fono which was used by Chief of the local tribes ...
Port Moresby (/ ˈmɔːrzbi /; Tok Pisin: Pot Mosbi), also referred to as Pom City or simply Moresby, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea. It is one of the largest cities in the southwestern Pacific (along with Jayapura) outside of Australia and New Zealand. It is located on the shores of the Gulf of Papua, on the south-western ...
Kapeliele "Gabriel" Faupala (born 1940 [2]) was the 51st Lavelua (King) of Wallis Island , one of the three traditional kingdoms which comprise the French overseas territory of Wallis and Futuna. Faupala was officially crowned Lavelua on July 25, 2008, succeeding Tomasi Kulimoetoke II , who died in May 2007. [ 3 ]
Valais (UK: / ˈvæleɪ / VAL-ay, US: / væˈleɪ / val-AY; French: [valɛ] ⓘ), [a] more formally, the Canton of Valais, [b] is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of thirteen districts and its capital and largest city is Sion. Valais is situated in the southwestern part of the country.
The cottage was built in 1858 and is located on Nairn Street in the suburb of Mount Cook, Wellington. The Cottage was built in a late Georgian style [2] and is similar to other houses built from that time through to about 1870. The Cottage was built by William Wallis who arrived in New Zealand in September 1857 with his wife Catherine.