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Tutuila from Space Shuttle. | |
Elevation: | 653 m (2,142 feet) |
Latitude: | 14.295° S |
Longitude: | 14.295° S |
Location: | United States |
Range: | Samoa Islands |
Type: | Tuff cones |
Last eruption: | Unknown |
First ascent: | |
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Tutuila is an island in the main island of American Samoa. The capitol of American Samoa, Pago Pago is also located on the island. The island is 135 square killometers with an estimated population in 1990 of 45,043. The highest point on the island is Matafao peak. The island is also host to the Tutuila island volcano.
Sources
- Siebert L, Simkin T (2002–present). Volcanoes of the World: an Illustrated Catalog of Holocene Volcanoes and their Eruptions. Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program Digital Information Series, GVP-3 (http://www.volcano.si.edu).
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