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  2. Tutuila - Wikipedia

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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]

  3. National Park of American Samoa - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Pago Pago, American Samoa - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. Why the National Park of American Samoa deserves to be on ...

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    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 ...

  6. Mount Olotele - Wikipedia

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    Mount Olotele, also referred to as Olotele Mountain, is a 493-meter (1,617-foot) peak in the Western District of Tutuila Island in American Sāmoa. [1] It is the highest peak on the western part of Tutuila Island. [2] Several villages lie on Mount Olotele, which is shared by Mapusagafou on the lower slopes and A‘oloau at the higher elevations.

  7. ʻAoa, American Samoa - Wikipedia

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    ʻAoa is a village on the north-east coast of Tutuila Island, American Samoa. [1] It is located on the north coast, close to the island's eastern tip, at a narrowing of the island and is connected by road with Amouli on the south coast. ʻAoa is the oldest site on Tutuila to yield ceramics.

  8. Fagasā, American Samoa - Wikipedia

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    Fagasā is a village in the Eastern District of Tutuila Island in American Samoa. The village lies by Fagasa Bay, on the north shore of the island. Its name is Samoan and translates to "Forbidden Bay." [3] The village borders the Tutuila-section of National Park of American Samoa. [4]

  9. Greenland is a no, but what territories has the U.S. purchased?

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    FILE PHOTO: A general view of the port in Nuu, Greenland on March 8, 2013. ... of Tutuila, the largest island in American Samoa, gave the island to the United States in 1900. Manu'a followed in ...