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American Samoa

Amerika Sāmoa

6 carefully sourced place chapters, ready to explore without an artificial itinerary.

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0114.272° S · 170.704° W
Place guide · Blunts Point BatteryBlunts Point Battery

A World War II coastal defence battery on Tutuila Island built to protect Pago Pago Harbor after the 1941 Pearl Harbor attack, now a preserved historic site with interpretive panels overlooking the harbour entrance.

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0214.167° S · 169.517° W
Place guide · Manu'aManu'a Islands

A volcanic island subgroup east of Tutuila in American Samoa, comprising Ofu, Olosega and Ta'u, known for their steep volcanic peaks, white-sand beaches and their historical role as the centre of the traditional Samoan paramount chiefdom.

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0314.267° S · 170.683° W
Place guide · National Park of American SamoaNational Park of American Samoa

A U.S. National Park encompassing tropical rainforest on Tutuila and volcanic islands in the Manu'a group, protecting flying foxes, sea birds and coral reef systems unique to the South Pacific.

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0414.163° S · 169.667° W
Place guide · Ofu BeachOfu Beach

A white-sand beach on the south coast of Ofu Island in the Manu'a group, backed by volcanic cliffs and fronting a reef lagoon considered one of the clearest in the South Pacific.

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0514.275° S · 170.692° W
Place guide · Pago Pago HarborPago Pago Harbor

A deep-water natural harbour on the island of Tutuila, enclosed by volcanic peaks on three sides, historically significant as a naval coaling station and today the centre of life in American Samoa.

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0614.350° S · 170.683° W
Place guide · Vatia BeachVatia Beach

A curved sandy beach on the north coast of Tutuila Island immediately adjacent to the National Park of American Samoa visitor area, backed by village gardens and the volcanic ridge that defines the island's interior.

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