|
Tutuila
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Tutuila , island (1990 pop. 45,043), 52 sq mi (135 sq km), largest island...the center is Matafao Peak (2,141 ft/653 m), the highest point on Tutuila. Copra, canned fish, and handicrafts are the island's chief products...
|
|
Samoan Incident
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History
...Washington secured a coaling station at the harbor of Pago Pago on Tutuila in exchange for protection against other foreign powers. However...archipelago was formally divided in 1889. The United States obtained Tutuila, administered by the U.S. Navy, and all except two of...
|
|
|
American Samoa
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...76 sq mi/197 sq km) consists of several major islands: Tutuila , the Manu'a group (Ta'u, Ofu, and Olosega), Rose...Islands, and Swains Island . Pago Pago , the capital, is on Tutuila. Most of the islands are mountainous, heavily wooded, and...
|
|
United States Pacific Dependencies
Encyclopedia entry from: Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations
...States. The inhabitants, who are concentrated on the island of Tutuila, are almost pure Polynesian. Most people are bilingual...Christians. The capital of the territory, Pago Pago, on Tutuila, has one of the finest natural harbors in the South Pacific...
|
|
Samoa
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures
...The Manu'a group (Ta' ū , Ofu, and Olosega), Tutuila, and 'Aunu'u comprise the Territory of American Samoa...Samoa was estimated at 35,000; the aboriginal population of Tutuila was estimated at 3,900 in 1865. The Samoan Islands are the...
|
|
|
The National Park of American Samoa
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...000 acres (3,645 hectares), American Samoa, S Pacific Ocean. Comprising areas on the islands of Ofu, Ta'u, and Tutuila, the park features the only paleotropical rain forest in the U.S. national park system, flying foxes and other tropical...
|
|
|
Swains Island
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Swains Island island, 1 sq mi (2.59 sq km), district of American Samoa , c.200 mi (320 km) N of Tutuila . It is a ring of sand and coral with luxuriant vegetation. Swains Island has been privately owned by the same family for more...
|
|
Samoan Americans
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America
...with a population of 41,000. The total land area of American Samoa is 77 square miles and includes seven major islands: Tutuila (which includes the territorial capital of Pago Pago), Aunu'u, Ta'u, Ofu, Olosega, Swains Island, and Rose Atoll...
|
|
|
Pago Pago
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Pago Pago , town (1990 pop. 10,640) and capital of American Samoa , on the Southern shore of Tutuila island. Pago Pago has an excellent, landlocked harbor and is the only port of call in American Samoa. Tourism and tuna canning...
|
|
Niueans
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures Supplement
...language) came into widespread use. Niue's closest neighbors are Vavau (Tonga) 260 miles (420 kilometers) to the west, Tutuila (American Samoa) 370 miles (600 kilometers) to the north, and Aitutaki (Cook Islands) 590 miles (950 kilometers) to...
|
