Editing Wallis and Futuna (section)

==Geography and climate==
[[File:Wallis and Futuna in France (zoomed).svg|thumb|Location map of Wallis and Futuna in relation to France.]]
[[File:Wallis and Futuna-CIA WFB Map.png|thumb|Map of the territory of Wallis and Futuna]]
[[File:Wallis vue du ciel.jpg|left|thumb|Aerial view of [[Wallis Island]] (Uvea)]]
Wallis and Futuna is located at {{Coord|13|18|S|176|12|W|type:isle|display=inline,title}}, {{convert|360|km|mi|abbr=on}} west of Samoa and {{convert|480|km|mi|abbr=on}} northeast of Fiji — about one-third of the way northeast from New Zealand towards Hawaii.

The territory includes the island of Uvéa (also called Wallis), which is the most populous; the island of Futuna; the virtually uninhabited island of Alofi; and 20 uninhabited islets. The total area of the territory is {{convert|274|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, with {{convert|129|km|mi|abbr=on}} of coastline. The highest point in the territory is [[Mont Puke]], on the island of Futuna, at {{convert|524|m|ft|abbr=on}}.

The islands have a hot, rainy season from November to April, when tropical cyclones passing over them cause storms. Then they have a cool, dry season from May to October, caused by the southeast trade winds that predominate during those months. The average annual rainfall is between {{convert|2,500|and|3,000|mm|in|abbr=off|sp=us}}, and rain is likely on at least 260 days per year. The average humidity is 80%. The average annual temperature is {{convert|26.6|C|F}}, rarely falling below {{convert|24.0|C|F}}; during the rainy season, it ranges between {{convert|28.0|and|32.0|C|F}}.

Only 5% of the islands' land area consists of [[arable land]]; permanent crops cover another 20%. [[Deforestation]] is a serious problem: Only small portions of the original forests remain, largely because the inhabitants use wood as their main fuel source, and, as a result, the mountainous terrain of Futuna is particularly susceptible to [[erosion]]. The island of Alofi lacks natural freshwater resources, so it has no permanent settlements.

Volcanic activity during the mid-[[Pleistocene]] created numerous [[volcanic crater lake]]s on [[Uvea (Wallis and Futuna)|Uvea]] (Wallis Island). The names of some of them are: [[Lake Lalolalo|Lalolalo]], Lano, [[Lake Lanutavake|Lanutavake]], Lanutuli, Lanumaha, [[Lake Kikila|Kikila]], and [[Lake Alofivai|Alofivai]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sprep.org/sites/default/files/documents/publications/wallis-futuna-wetlands-directory.pdf |title=Wetlands of Wallis and Futuna |publisher=Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and Service de l’Environnement |year=2017}}</ref>

Wallis and Futuna is part of the [[Fiji tropical moist forests]] terrestrial ecoregion.<ref name="DinersteinOlson2017">{{cite journal |last1=Dinerstein |first1=Eric |last2=Olson |first2=David |last3=Joshi |first3=Anup |last4=Vynne |first4=Carly |last5=Burgess |first5=Neil D. |last6=Wikramanayake |first6=Eric |last7=Hahn |first7=Nathan |last8=Palminteri |first8=Suzanne |last9=Hedao |first9=Prashant|last10=Noss|first10=Reed |last11=Hansen |first11=Matt |last12=Locke |first12=Harvey |last13=Ellis |first13=Erle C |last14=Jones |first14=Benjamin |last15=Barber |first15=Charles Victor |last16=Hayes |first16=Randy |last17=Kormos |first17=Cyril |last18=Martin |first18=Vance |last19=Crist |first19=Eileen|last20=Sechrest|first20=Wes |last21=Price |first21=Lori |last22=Baillie |first22=Jonathan E. M. |last23=Weeden |first23=Don |last24=Suckling |first24=Kierán |last25=Davis |first25=Crystal |last26=Sizer |first26=Nigel |last27=Moore |first27=Rebecca |last28=Thau |first28=David |last29=Birch |first29=Tanya|last30=Potapov|first30=Peter |last31=Turubanova |first31=Svetlana |last32=Tyukavina |first32=Alexandra |last33=de Souza |first33=Nadia |last34=Pintea |first34=Lilian |last35=Brito |first35=José C. |last36=Llewellyn |first36=Othman A. |last37=Miller |first37=Anthony G. |last38=Patzelt |first38=Annette |last39=Ghazanfar |first39=Shahina A.|last40=Timberlake|first40=Jonathan |last41=Klöser |first41=Heinz |last42=Shennan-Farpón |first42=Yara |last43=Kindt |first43=Roeland |last44=Lillesø |first44=Jens-Peter Barnekow |last45=van Breugel |first45=Paulo |last46=Graudal |first46=Lars |last47=Voge |first47=Maianna |last48=Al-Shammari |first48=Khalaf F. |last49=Saleem |first49=Muhammad|display-authors=1 |title=An Ecoregion-Based Approach to Protecting Half the Terrestrial Realm |journal=BioScience |volume=67 |issue=6 |year=2017 |pages=534–545 |issn=0006-3568 |doi=10.1093/biosci/bix014 |pmid=28608869|pmc=5451287 |doi-access=free}}</ref>

{{Weather box
|location = [[Mata Utu]] (Köppen Af)
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|collapsed = yes
|width = auto 
|Jan high C = 30.3
|Feb high C = 30.4
|Mar high C = 30.3
|Apr high C = 30.3
|May high C = 29.7
|Jun high C = 29.4
|Jul high C = 28.9
|Aug high C = 29.1
|Sep high C = 29.3
|Oct high C = 29.5
|Nov high C = 29.9
|Dec high C = 30.3

|Jan mean C = 27.4
|Feb mean C = 27.5
|Mar mean C = 27.4
|Apr mean C = 27.4
|May mean C = 27.0
|Jun mean C = 26.9
|Jul mean C = 26.5
|Aug mean C = 26.6
|Sep mean C = 26.8
|Oct mean C = 26.9
|Nov mean C = 27.1
|Dec mean C = 27.4

|Jan low C = 24.4
|Feb low C = 24.5
|Mar low C = 24.5
|Apr low C = 24.4
|May low C = 24.3
|Jun low C = 24.4
|Jul low C = 24.0
|Aug low C = 24.1
|Sep low C = 24.2
|Oct low C = 24.2
|Nov low C = 24.3
|Dec low C = 24.4

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 381.4
|Feb precipitation mm = 301.3
|Mar precipitation mm = 373.5
|Apr precipitation mm = 287.6
|May precipitation mm = 258.4
|Jun precipitation mm = 159.3
|Jul precipitation mm = 186.5
|Aug precipitation mm = 149.9
|Sep precipitation mm = 221.1
|Oct precipitation mm = 330.4
|Nov precipitation mm = 322.9
|Dec precipitation mm = 350.3

|Jan rain days = 20
|Feb rain days = 19
|Mar rain days = 19
|Apr rain days = 16
|May rain days = 16
|Jun rain days = 14
|Jul rain days = 14
|Aug rain days = 14
|Sep rain days = 14
|Oct rain days = 19
|Nov rain days = 17
|Dec rain days = 19
|source = Weatherbase<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=917530&cityname=Mata-Utu-Hahake-Wallis-and-Futuna |title=Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna |website=Weatherbase}}</ref>
}}

{{Weather box
|location = [[Hihifo District]] (Köppen Af)
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|collapsed = yes
|width = auto 
|Jan record high C = 33.0
|Feb record high C = 33.0
|Mar record high C = 32.8
|Apr record high C = 33.4
|May record high C = 32.8
|Jun record high C = 32.1
|Jul record high C = 31.4
|Aug record high C = 31.5
|Sep record high C = 32.0
|Oct record high C = 31.9
|Nov record high C = 33.1
|Dec record high C = 32.7
|year record high C = 33.4
|Jan high C = 30.7
|Feb high C = 30.8
|Mar high C = 30.9
|Apr high C = 30.8
|May high C = 30.4
|Jun high C = 29.8
|Jul high C = 29.4
|Aug high C = 29.6
|Sep high C = 29.9
|Oct high C = 30.1
|Nov high C = 30.5
|Dec high C = 30.7
|year high C = 30.3
|Jan mean C = 27.9
|Feb mean C = 27.9
|Mar mean C = 27.9
|Apr mean C = 28.0
|May mean C = 27.7
|Jun mean C = 27.5
|Jul mean C = 27.0
|Aug mean C = 27.1
|Sep mean C = 27.3
|Oct mean C = 27.4
|Nov mean C = 27.6
|Dec mean C = 27.9
|year mean C = 27.6
|Jan low C = 25.0
|Feb low C = 25.0
|Mar low C = 25.0
|Apr low C = 25.1
|May low C = 25.0
|Jun low C = 25.1
|Jul low C = 24.6
|Aug low C = 24.6
|Sep low C = 24.8
|Oct low C = 24.7
|Nov low C = 24.8
|Dec low C = 25.0
|year low C = 24.9
|Jan record low C = 19.9
|Feb record low C = 20.5
|Mar record low C = 19.6
|Apr record low C = 19.3
|May record low C = 18.5
|Jun record low C = 19.7
|Jul record low C = 18.0
|Aug record low C = 18.4
|Sep record low C = 19.2
|Oct record low C = 19.5
|Nov record low C = 20.5
|Dec record low C = 19.5
|year record low C = 18.0
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 395.2
|Feb precipitation mm = 332.1
|Mar precipitation mm = 309.3
|Apr precipitation mm = 289.1
|May precipitation mm = 223.8
|Jun precipitation mm = 179.7
|Jul precipitation mm = 213.4
|Aug precipitation mm = 165.3
|Sep precipitation mm = 219.8
|Oct precipitation mm = 297.8
|Nov precipitation mm = 306.2
|Dec precipitation mm = 347.0
|year precipitation mm = 3278.7
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 20.2
|Feb precipitation days = 18.1
|Mar precipitation days = 19.3
|Apr precipitation days = 17.4
|May precipitation days = 16.7
|Jun precipitation days = 14.8
|Jul precipitation days = 15.6
|Aug precipitation days = 14.5
|Sep precipitation days = 15.4
|Oct precipitation days = 17.7
|Nov precipitation days = 18.0
|Dec precipitation days = 19.9
|year precipitation days = 207.6
|Jan sun = 170.9
|Feb sun = 161.4
|Mar sun = 175.4
|Apr sun = 185.9
|May sun = 180.8
|Jun sun = 167.9
|Jul sun = 179.8
|Aug sun = 192.5
|Sep sun = 191.0
|Oct sun = 187.4
|Nov sun = 181.6
|Dec sun = 175.2
|year sun = 2149.9
|source 1 = [[Météo France]]<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://donneespubliques.meteofrance.fr/FichesClim/FICHECLIM_98613001.pdf
| title=Climate of Hihifo 1991-2020
| language = fr
| publisher = [[Météo-France]]
| access-date = August 25, 2022}}</ref>}}