or Hoorn Islands
Island group (pop., 1996: 4,638), South Pacific Ocean.
Lying northeast of Fiji , the islands, Futuna and Alofi, form the southwestern part of the French overseas territory of Wallis and Futuna . Their combined land area is 36 sq mi (93 sq km). Futuna is the site of Mount Singavi, 2,493 ft (760 m) high. The islands became a French protectorate in 1888. Both are well watered, and Alofi is heavily wooded. The main villages are on the southern coast of Futuna. Alofi is uninhabited.