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Chapters: Geography of American Samoa, Aunu'u, Nu'uuli, American Samoa, Fagatogo, American Samoa, Poloa, American Samoa, Tafuna, American Samoa, Leone, American Samoa, Afono, Mapusaga, American Samoa, Faleasao, Utulei, American Samoa, Rose Atoll, Fatumafuti, 'au'asi, Faga'alu, 'aoa, Amouli, Afao, Futiga, Alega, 'amanave, Alofau, Pagai, 'ili'ili, Failolo, A'oloau, Alao, Atu'u, Amaua, Agugulu, Aumi, Amaluia, Auto, American Samoa, Asili, Aasu, Anua, Faga'itua, Faleniu, Tutuila, Administrative Divisions of American Samoa, List of National Natural Landmarks in American Samoa, Fitiuta Airport, Rose Atoll Marine National Monument, Tau Airport, Pago Pago Harbor, Ofu Airport, Eel City, Eastern District, American Samoa, Swamps of American Samoa, Western District, American Samoa, Rainmaker Mountain, Lata Mountain, Fitiuta, American Samoa, Vai'ava Strait, Taulaga, Fatu Rock, Vaitogi, Faga'itua Bay. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 129. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=5855228 ... Read more

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Chapters: Demographics of American Samoa, National Park of American Samoa, Administrative Divisions of American Samoa, Pago Pago Harbor, Iso 3166-2:as, Faga'itua Bay. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 28. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: National Park of American Samoa -Pola Tai (Cock's comb) off Vatia Bay, National Park of American Samoa, TutuilaThe Tutuila unit of the park is on the north end of the island near Pago Pago. It is separated by Mount Alava (1,610 feet (490 m)) and the Maugaloa Ridge and includes the Amalau Valley, Craggy Point, Tafeu Cove, and the islands of Pola and Manofa. It is the only part of the park accessible by car and attracts the vast majority of people. The park lands include a trail to the top of Mount Alava and historic World War II gun emplacement sites at Breakers Point and Blunt's Point. The trail runs along the ridge in dense forest, north of which the land slopes steeply away to the ocean. Ofu and Olosega can be accessed by small plane from the airport on Tutuila to Ofu. Accommodations are available on Ofu at the airport and at Asaga. Ta can be reached by a flight from Tutuila to Fitiuta on Ta. Accommodations are available on Ta. A trail runs from Saua around Siu Point to the southern coastline and stairs to the 3,000-foot (910 m) summit of Lata Mountain. Because of its remote location, diversity among the terrestrial species is low. Approximately 30% of the plants and one bird species (the Samoan Starling) are endemic to the archipelago. The Many-coloured Fruit-dove may be found in the park. Three species of bat are the only native mammals: two large fruit bats (Samoa Flying-fox and Insular Flying-fox) and a small insectivore, the Pacific Sheath-Tailed Bat. They serve an important role in pollinating the island's plants. The sheath-tailed bat was...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=758636 ... Read more

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Chapters: Tropical Cyclones in American Samoa, 2009 Samoa Earthquake, Cyclone Tam. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 29. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt:The 2009 Samoa earthquake was an 8.1 Mw submarine earthquake that took place in the Samoan Islands region at 06:48:11 local time on September 29, 2009 (17:48:11 UTC , September 29). It was the largest earthquake of 2009.A tsunami was generated which caused substantial damage and loss of life in Samoa , American Samoa , and Tonga . The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center recorded a 3-inch (76 mm) rise in sea levels near the epicenter , and New Zealand scientists determined that the waves measured 14 metres (46 ft) at their highest on the Samoan coast. The quake occurred on the outer rise of the Kermadec-Tonga Subduction Zone . This is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire , where tectonic plates in the Earth's lithosphere meet and earthquakes and volcanic activity are common.Countries affected by the tsunami in the areas that were hit are American Samoa, Samoa and Tonga (Niuatoputapu) where more than 189 people were killed, most of them in Samoa. Large waves with no major damage were reported on the coasts of Fiji , the northern coast of New Zealand and Rarotonga in the Cook Islands . People took precautions in the low-lying atolls of Tokelau and moved to higher ground. Niue was reported as reasonably safe because it is high. There have been no reports of high waves from Vanuatu , Kiribati , New Caledonia and the Solomon Islands . American Samoa Crews working near the damage from the tsunami in American SamoaThe Los Angeles Times , quoting a source at the National Park of American Samoa , reported that "four tsunami waves, 15 to 20 ft (4.6 to 6.1 m) high", and "reaching up to a mile (1.6 km) inland" hit American Samoa shortly after the earthquake. The water flowed inland about... ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Samoan Islands or Samoa Islands is an archipelago covering 3,030 km2 (1,170 sq mi) in the central South Pacific, forming part of Polynesia and the wider region of Oceania. The population of the Samoa Islands is approximately 250,000, sharing a common language, Samoan, and culture, known as fa'a Samoa. Due to colonialism, the Samoa Islands and people were divided by Western powers. It was also referred to by early European explorers as the Navigators' Islands. Today, politically there are two jurisdictions on the islands: * The Independent State of Samoa, situated at the western half of the islands, gained political independence in 1962 * American Samoa, an unincorporated territory of the United States consisting of the islands to the east. ... Read more

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From the author: Vulnerability of agricultural societies to natural hazards sometimes increases as those groups are incorporated into the global economy. Data and observations taken after a 1990 hurricane suggest that market participation did not increase vulnerability of two rural communities in Western Samoa. Although a weakening of the moral economy probably accentuated the vulnerability of poor households, the relationship between market participation and a breakdown in precapitalist social relationships was not simple. Positive self-help response of villages to the hurricane can be attributed to strength of their social institutions.

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Title: Hurricane hazard in Western Samoa.
Author: Deborah D. Paulson
Publication: The Geographical Review (Refereed)
Date: January 1, 1993
Publisher: American Geographical Society
Volume: v83Issue: n1Page: p43(11)

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Discusses the history, economy, culture, and future of the American territories in the Pacific: Guam, the Northern Marianas, and American Samoa. ... Read more