Fineveke

Fineveke is a village in Wallis and Futuna. It is located in Mua District on the southwest coast of Wallis Island, just northwest of Halalo. Lake Lanutavake lies just to the northeast.

Fineveke
Village
Fineveke
Location in Wallis Island
Coordinates: 13°19′38″S 176°13′18″W
Country France
Territory Wallis and Futuna
IslandWallis
ChiefdomUvea
DistrictMua
Time zoneUTC+12

Overview

It hosts a small private marina,[1] visible on google maps with 14 boats harbored. The "chief of the rails" of Wallis lived in Fineveke.[2]

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References

  1. Société des Océanistes (2006). Journal de la Société des Océanistes. Musée de l'homme. p. 113. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
  2. Burrows, Edwin Grant; Museum, Bernice Pauahi Bishop (1937). Ethnology of Uvea (Wallis island). Bernice P. Bishop Museum. p. 168. Retrieved 10 June 2011.


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