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Which European explorers sighted Futuna in 1616?

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Map showing the French overseas territory of Wallis and Futuna in the South Pacific Ocean, with detailed insets of the Wallis Islands (centered on Uvea) and the Horne Islands (Futuna and Alofi). The map marks settlements, main roads, mountains such as Mount Singavi and Mount Kolofau, and surrounding waters. A locator inset shows the territory's position relative to the Pacific region.
Wallis and Futuna

In 1616, the Dutch explorers Jakob Le Maire and Willem Schouten sighted the island of Futuna during their early voyages of exploration in the Pacific Ocean.1