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ID: 1010382
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/1010382
 
Record Type: physical
Hierarchy of Wallis, Îles (island group)  Wallis, Îles (island group)

Coordinates:
Lat: 13 18 00 S  degrees minutes   Lat: -13.3000  decimal degrees
Long: 176 10 00 W  degrees minutes   Long: -176.1660  decimal degrees

Note: Comprises Uvea island and several islets enclosed in a coral reef; charted by the Englishman Samual Wallis in 18th century; occupied by French since 1842; united with Futuna Island in 1887; was administratively controlled by French New Caledonia until 1961.

Names:
Wallis, Îles (preferred,C,V)
Îles Wallis (C,V,display)
Wallis Islands (C,O)  ............ for S Wallis, after 1767

Hierarchical Position:
Hierarchy of World (facet)    World (facet)
Hierarchy of Oceania (continent)  ....  Oceania (continent) (P)
Hierarchy of Wallis and Futuna Islands (dependent state)  ........  Wallis and Futuna Islands (dependent state) (P)
Hierarchy of Wallis, Îles (island group)  ............  Wallis, Îles (island group) (P)

Place Types:
island group (preferred, C)

Sources and Contributors:
Îles Wallis..........  [VP]
.......................  Getty Vocabulary Program rules
Wallis, Îles..........  [VP Preferred]
.......................  Times Atlas of the World (1994) 212
Wallis Islands..........  [VP]
.............................  Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) 1315
Subject: .....  [VP]
..................  Times Atlas of the World (1994) 212
..................  Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) 1315
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]

 

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