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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
The National Park of American Samoa was established on October 31, 1988, by Public Law 100-571 [8] but the NPS could not buy the land because of traditional communal land system. This was resolved on September 10, 1993, when the National Park Service entered into a 50-year lease for the park land from the Samoan village councils.
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, the main island of American Samoa. Pago Pago is home to one of the deepest natural deepwater harbors in the South Pacific Ocean, sheltered from wind and ...
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 ...
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 ...
It is the most populous village in American Samoa, [2] with a population of 7,988 according to the 2020 U.S. Census, [3] and is the center of nightlife on the island. Tafuna is the principal area for the development of housing and industry in American Samoa. It is one of the few places in American Samoa where the most freehold land is found. [4]
ZIP code. 96799. Area code. +1 684. Map of Tutuila where Maʻopūtasi County is highlighted in red, while the Eastern District is marked in orange. Maʻopūtasi County is located in the Eastern District of Tutuila Island in American Samoa. Maʻopūtasi County comprises the capital of Pago Pago and its harbor, as well as surrounding villages.
The Manuʻa Islands, [1][2][3] or the Manuʻa tele (Samoan: Manuʻa tele), in the Samoan Islands, consists of three main islands: Taʻū, Ofu and Olosega. [4][5][6] The latter two are separated only by the shallow, 137-meter-wide Āsaga Strait, and are now connected by a bridge over the strait. The islands are located some 110 kilometers (68 ...