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Revision as of 07:59, 28 February 2006
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 Tutuila and Aunu‘u from the Space Shuttle. | |
| Elevation: | 653 m (2,142 feet) |
| Coordinates: | 14°17′42″S 170°42′00″W / 14.295°S 170.70°W |
| Location: | United States |
| Range: | Samoa Islands |
| Type: | Shield volcano |
| Last eruption: | Unknown |
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Tutuila is the main or largest island of American Samoa, and the third largest island in the Samoan Island chain (see Samoa). The island is distinctive in the Central Pacific for its large, natural harbor—Pago Pago Harbor—on which the capital of American Samoa, Pago Pago, is located.
The area of the island is 135 square killometers with an estimated population (1990) of 45,043. The highest point on the island is Matafao peak (653 m or 2142 ft). In the early 19th century, Tutuila was called Maouna.
References
- 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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