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American Samoa - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (1164 words) |
 | American Samoa (Samoan: Amerika Samoa) is an unorganized, unincorporated territory of the United States located in the South Pacific Ocean southeast of the sovereign state of Samoa. |
 | American Samoa is part of the Samoan Islands chain, located west of the Cook Islands, north of Tonga, and some 300 miles (500 km) south of Tokelau. |
 | American Samoa is the location of Rose Atoll, the southernmost point in the United States (if insular areas and territories are included); see extreme points for more information). |
| History of American Samoa (684 words) |
 | The 1907 Catholic Encyclopedia wote of Samoa, "A group of islands situated in latitude 13§30' and 14§30' south and longitude 168§ and 173§ west, and composed principally of fertile mountainous islands, such as Savai'i, Upolu, Tutuila, Manu'a, of volcanic and coral formations. |
 | Broyer was appointed Vicar Apostolic of Samoa and Tokelau, with residence at Apia. |
 | American Samoa is currently an unincorporated and unorganized territory of the US; administered by the Office of Insular Affairs, US Department of the Interior. |