Tutuila
| Tutuila | |
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 Tutuila from 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 |
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| Last eruption: | Unknown |
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Tutuila is the main or largest island of American Samoa, although third largest of 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 island area is 135 square killometers and has an estimated population (as of 1990) of 45,043. The highest point on the island is Matafao peak. 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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