Pointe Makamaka

Pointe Makamaka is a point in Wallis and Futuna. Pointe Makamaka is situated nearby to the village Kolopopo, as well as near the locality Ha’apai.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Talietumu and Île Nukuaéta.

Talietumu

Photo: Tauʻolunga, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Talietumu or Kolo Nui is an archaeological site in Wallis and Futuna in the southwestern part of the Pacific Ocean.

Île Nukuaéta

Island

Photo: NASA, Public domain.

Île Nukuaéta is an island, which is situated 2½ km south of Pointe Makamaka.

Lake Lanutavake is a small crater lake surrounded by jungle on the southwest side of Wallis in the Pacific. It lies to the northeast of Fineveke. Like Lake Lalolalo, there is a rumor that the US military dumped equipment in the lake at the end of World War II. Lake Lanutavake is situated 3½ km north of Pointe Makamaka.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kolopopo and Te’esi.

Kolopopo

Village

Kolopopo is a village in Wallis and Futuna, which is a French island collectivity in the South Pacific containing 36 villages. It is located in Mua District on the southwest coast of Wallis Island.

Te’esi

Village

Te'esi is a village in Wallis and Futuna. It is located in Mua District on the southern coast of Wallis Island. Its population according to the 2018 census was 216 people.

Halalo

Village

Photo: Tauʻolunga, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Halalo is a village in Wallis and Futuna. It is located in Mua District on the southwest coast of Wallis Island. Its population according to the 2018 census was 471 people. Just to the northeast is the archeological site of Talietumu.

Pointe Makamaka

Type: Point
Description: point in Wallis and Futuna
Category: landform
Location: Wallis and Futuna, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude

-13.35129° or 13° 21′ 5″ south

Longitude

-176.20846° or 176° 12′ 31″ west

Elevation

6 metres (20 feet)

Open location code

52R5JQXR+FJ

GeoNames ID

10632262

Wikidata ID

Q31998083

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Italian—“Pointe Makamaka” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Pointe Makamaka”
French: “pointe Makamaka”
French: “Pointe Makamaka”
Italian: “punta Makamaka”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Ha’apai and Ha’afuluhao.

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