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American Samoa

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American Samoa · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov

Seen from outside

American Samoa is a self-governing, unincorporated and unorganized territory of the United States located in the south Pacific Ocean, within the Polynesia subregion of Oceania. It is 40 miles (64 km) southeast of the island country of Samoa, east of the International Date Line and the French territory of Wallis and Futuna, west of the Cook Islands, north of Tonga, and some 310 miles (500 km) south of Tokelau. American Samoa is the southernmost territory of the United States, situated 2,200 miles (3,500 km) southwest of the U.S. state of Hawaii, and one of two U.S.

From Wikipedia: American Samoa · CC BY-SA 4.0

Pictures

  • A view of American Samoa's Ofu Beach on Ofu Island in the Manuʻa Islands
    A view of American Samoa's Ofu Beach on Ofu Island in the Manuʻa IslandsThe U.S. National Park Service (public domain) · Public domain
  • Zion Church in Leone
    Zion Church in LeoneJERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Leone High School
    Leone High SchoolFogāmaa · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • German, British and American warships in Apia Harbor, Samoa, 1899
    German, British and American warships in Apia Harbor, Samoa, 1899Alfred John Tattersall (1861-1951) · Public domain
  • Tuimanuʻa Elisala Alalamua, the last official titleholder of Tui Manuʻa (1899–1909)
    Tuimanuʻa Elisala Alalamua, the last official titleholder of Tui Manuʻa (1899–1909)unknown, uploaded by user:Taulapapa at en.wiki · Public domain
  • Rear Admiral Benjamin Franklin Tilley, the first Governor of American Samoa (1900–1901)
    Rear Admiral Benjamin Franklin Tilley, the first Governor of American Samoa (1900–1901)Adam Cuerden · Public domain

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