There are high-power wireless stations at Apia (belonging to New Zealand) and on the island of Tutuila (belonging to U.S.A.).
The Wallis Archipelago (Uvea or Uea) is a group situated about i3° S. 176° W. with a land area of 4o sq.m. pop. about 4,500 be longing to France. The principal islands are Uvea, of volcanic formation and surrounded with coral, and Nukuatea. The inhab itants are Polynesians. The islands were discovered by Samuel Wallis in 1767 and came under French missionary influence in 1837 and were subsequently annexed coming under New Cale donia for administrative purposes in 1888. There is a French resident. The trade of the islands is mainly with Samoa, whence cottons and iron goods are imported, and to which copra and roots are exported.
The Horne islands (Futuna and Alofi), south of the Wallis group with about 1,500 inhabitants were discovered by J. Lemaire and W. C. Schouten in 1616 and placed under the French protec torate in 1888. They are administered from New Caledonia.
The Tokelau (Union Group), east from the southernmost of the Ellice group, and about 35o m. north-east of Samoa, consists of three atolls, Atafu, Nukunau, and Fakaafo, each of which carries many islets. Little but copra is produced from these.
. The area of the group is 7 sq.m. and population The natives are all Christians and akin in type to the Samoans. These islands were formerly administered as part of the Gilbert and Ellice Is. Colony but were transferred (1926) to the jurisdic tion of New Zealand, and are administered by the administrator of Western Samoa.
The Phoenix islands are a group between 30' and 4° 30' S. and 171° and 174° 30' W. They comprise eight small coral islands. Total area of the group 16 sq.m. Pop. 59. With the exception of Sydney and Hull islands they have little vegetation. A considerable amount of guano has been obtained from these islets, but this has now been exhausted. The islands were annexed by Great Britain in 1889-1892.