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The island lies roughly 530 km (330 mi) north of Niue and roughly 580 km (360 mi) south of Tokelau and roughly 100 km (62 mi) southeast of the Samoan island of Upolu. [15] Tutuila is a fairly small and narrow island, measuring roughly 33 km (21 mi) across and little more than 3 mi (4.8 km) from north to south at its widest point. [16]
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. It was home to 11,695 residents as of ...
[7]: 50 It has been named "the most beautiful natural feature of Tutuila Island” by travel guide publisher Lonely Planet. [ 5 ] : 177 Pola Island is known for its high cliffs, populated by seabirds, [ 8 ] [ 9 ] and is one of American Samoa's primary seabird nesting sites.
Pago Pago Harbor on Tutuila Island in American Samoa is one of the world's largest natural harbors. [2] The capital, Pago Pago is located on the inner reaches of the harbor, close to its northwesternmost point. It has the highest annual rainfall of any harbor in the world. [3]
Tutuila Island is a basaltic volcanic dome created by five volcanoes aligned along two or possibly three rift zones—fractures in the basement rock. The island's formation dates back to the Pliocene and early Pleistocene epochs, approximately 5 million to 500,000 years ago. Volcanic activity ceased around 10,000 years ago, leaving the island ...
The Tutuila unit of the park is on the north end of the island near Pago Pago. It is separated by Mount Alava (1,610 feet (490 m)) and the Maugaloa Ridge [11] and includes the Amalau Valley, Craggy Point, Tāfeu Cove, and the islands of Pola and Manofā. It consists of 2,500 acres of land (3.9 square miles) and 1,200 acres of offshore waters. [12]
The island of Upolu has more inhabitants than the island of Savai'i does. [9] The next largest island is Tutuila, where the city and harbor of Pago Pago (with a population of 3,519 in 1990) is located. Tutuila is much smaller than Upolu and Savai‘i, at 136.2 km 2 (52.6 sq mi) in area, but it is the largest island in American Samoa. [11]
The American Samoa archipelago is located in the mid-south Pacific Ocean, halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand. [7] It is the only American Territory south of the equator. [7] The Park has one visitor center in Tutuila, known as Tauese P.F. Sunia Ocean Center. [8] [9] There are exhibits for all ages, and it is open year-round. [9]