Geography of American Samoa
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Continent | Australia | |
Subregion | Oceania | |
Geographic coordinates | ||
Area - Total - Water |
Ranked 212th 199 km² 0 km² |
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Coastline | 116 km | |
Land boundaries | 0 km | |
Countries bordered | none | |
Maritime claims | 200 nm | |
Highest point | Lata Mountain, 964 m | |
Lowest point | Pacific Ocean, 0 m | |
Longest river | ||
Largest inland body of water | ||
Land Use - Arable land - Permanent crops - Other |
10 % 15 % 75 % (2005 est.) |
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Irrigated Land | ||
Climate: | tropical marine | |
Terrain: | volcano, coastal plains, two coral atolls | |
Natural resources | pumice, pumicite | |
Natural hazards | typhoons | |
Environmental issues | limited fresh water |
[edit] See also
Territory of American Samoa Pago Pago (capital), Fagatogo (seat of government) |
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Geography | Economy | Demographics | Communications | Transportation |
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Islands |
Tutuila | Aunu'up | Manua Group (Ta'ū | Ofu‑Olosega | Rose Atoll | Swains Island) |
Australia · Norfolk Island · Christmas Island · Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
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East Timor · Fiji · New Caledonia · Papua New Guinea · Solomon Islands · Vanuatu |
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Guam · Kiribati · Marshall Islands · Northern Mariana Islands · Federated States of Micronesia · Nauru · Palau |
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American Samoa · Cook Islands · French Polynesia · New Zealand · Niue · Pitcairn · Samoa · Tokelau · Tonga · Tuvalu · Wallis and Futuna |