The largest lake on the island, it lies off Route 1 between the coastal village of Mala'etoli and Ahoa.

The lake, almost a perfect circle and the largest of several on the island, is important to local mythology of Wallis and Futuna and to historical disputes over territory.

[3] There is a rumor that the US military dumped equipment in the lake at the end of World War II.

[4] Scuba dives into the lake have found various calibers of dumped World War II-era ammunition.

The eerie lake is an almost perfect circle with sheer rocky cliffs falling 30m (98ft) down to the inky, 80m (262ft) deep waters.