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Samoa is located 64 km (40 mi) west of American Samoa, 889 km (552 mi) northeast of Tonga, 1,152 km (716 mi) northeast of Fiji, 483 km (300 mi) east of Wallis and Futuna, 1,151 km (715 mi) southeast of Tuvalu, 519 km (322 mi) south of Tokelau, 4,190 km (2,600 mi) southwest of Hawaii, and 610 km (380 mi) northwest of Niue.
Samoa lies to the south of the Equator and is geographically positioned in the Western hemisphere and Southern hemisphere of the Earth. It is located to the west of American Samoa, to the northeast of New Zealand and to the southwest of Hawaii.
Samoa, country in the central South Pacific Ocean, among the westernmost of the island countries of Polynesia. Samoa gained its independence from New Zealand in 1962 after more than a century of foreign influence and domination, but it remains a member of the Commonwealth. Its capital is Apia.
Samoa, group of Polynesian islands and islets in the south-central Pacific Ocean about 1,600 miles (2,600 km) northeast of New Zealand. American Samoa, a dependency of the United States, consists of the six islands east of longitude 171° W, including Tutuila.
The Samoan Islands (Samoan: Motu o Sāmoa) are an archipelago covering 3,030 km 2 (1,170 sq mi) in the central South Pacific, forming part of Polynesia and of the wider region of Oceania.
Samoa is located on the Oceania continent in the Southern Hemisphere. The country is situated in the South Pacific Ocean about 3,000 km (1,864 miles) northeast of New Zealand and 3,700 km (2,300 miles) southwest of Hawaii. Samoa is also 1,534 km (953 miles) south of the Equator.
Geography. Location. Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand. Geographic coordinates. 13 35 S, 172 20 W. Map references. Oceania. Area.
Location. Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand. Geographic coordinates. 13 35 S, 172 20 W. Map references. Oceania. Area. total : 2,831 sq km. land: 2,821 sq km. water: 10 sq km. comparison ranking: total 177. Area - comparative.
The Independent State of Samoa (formerly known as Western Samoa) is located south of the equator, in the Polynesian region of the Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand. The Polynesian group of islands known as Samoa consists of two main islands Upolu and Savai'i and seven smaller islets.
Samoa, officially Independent State of Samoa formerly Western Samoa, Island country, central South Pacific Ocean, among the westernmost of the island nations of Polynesia. Area: 1,093 sq mi (2,830 sq km). Population: (2024 est.) 210,800. Capital: Apia, on Upolu Island.