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Wallis and Futuna: lose yourself in the South Pacific

Wallis and Futuna: lose yourself in the South Pacific

In distant Oceania, where seafarers can go days without sighting land, there is a kingdom consisting of three islands. These three tiny dots are French territories and, located 16,000km from Paris, they are the furthest reaches of the French Republic – welcome to Wallis and Futuna!

Roaring 40s, Furious 50s, Screaming 60s

Roaring 40s, Furious 50s, Screaming 60s

The zephyr, mistral, sirocco, autan… All conjuring to mind the image of bodies braced against the gale and hands straining to keep hats on heads. Other winds sweep over the Southern Ocean, known as the Roaring 40s, Furious 50s and Screaming 60s. To find out more, let us set sail for a voyage deep into the Southern Hemisphere

Point Nemo : Its name means “no one”

Point Nemo : Its name means “no one”

Point Nemo… has nothing to do with a landmark for clownfish! It is the scientific term for the “oceanic pole of inaccessibility”, i.e. the place in the ocean that is furthest from emerged land. This location in the South Pacific, with no one in any direction within an area of 22 million km2, still has mysteries to reveal…

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