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American Samoa [c] is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the Polynesia region of the South Pacific Ocean.Centered on , it is 40 miles (64 km) southeast of the island country of Samoa, east of the International Date Line and the Wallis and Futuna Islands, west of the Cook Islands, north of Tonga, and some 310 miles (500 km) south of Tokelau
National Park of American Samoa. The National Park of American Samoa is a national park of the United States located in the territory of American Samoa, distributed across four islands: Tutuila, Ofu, Olosega, and Ta‘ū. The park preserves and protects coral reefs, tropical rainforests, fruit bats, and the Samoan culture.
Pago Pago (/ ˈpɑːŋɡɔːˈpɑːŋɡɔː / PAHNG-gaw-PAHNG-gaw; Samoan: Samoan pronunciation: [ˈpaŋo ˈpaŋo]) [3] is the capital of American Samoa. It is in Maoputasi County on Tutuila, which is American Samoa's main island. Pago Pago is home to one of the deepest natural deepwater harbors in the South Pacific Ocean, sheltered from wind ...
How big is the National Park of American Samoa? National Park of American Samoa spans 13,500 acres across three islands: Tutuila, Ta’ū, and Ofu. “Almost all of the land area of these volcanic ...
Pola Island. Pola Island (Samoan: Motu o Pola) is an island just offshore from the village of Vatia on Tutuila Island in American Samoa. It is also known as Cockscomb.: 274 : 177 Pola Island is designated as part of the National Park American Samoa, and is a popular tourist attraction.
Tutuila is the largest and most populous island of American Samoa and is part of the archipelago of the Samoan Islands. It is the third largest island in the Samoan Islands chain of the Central Pacific. It is located roughly 4,000 kilometers (2,500 mi) northeast of Brisbane, Australia and lies over 1,200 kilometers (750 mi) to the northeast of ...
History of American Samoa. Olosega native village 1896. The islands of Samoa were originally inhabited by humans as early as 1000 BC. After being invaded by European explorers in the 18th century, by the 20th and 21st century, the islands were incorporated into Samoa (Western Samoa, Independent Samoa) and American Samoa (Eastern Samoa).
Taʻū is the largest inhabited island in the Manuʻa Islands and the easternmost volcanic island of the Samoan Islands. [1] Taʻū is part of American Samoa. In the early 19th century, the island was sometimes called Opoun. Taʻū is well known as the site where the American anthropologist Margaret Mead conducted her dissertation research in ...