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Encyclopedia > National Park of American Samoa
National Park of American Samoa
IUCN Category II (National Park)
Location American Samoa, USA
Nearest city Pago Pago
Coordinates 14°15′30″S 170°41′0″W / -14.25833, -170.68333 (National Park of American Samoa)
Area 9000 acres (36 km²)
Established October 31, 1988
Visitors 1,239 (in 2006 [1])
Governing body National Park Service

The National Park of American Samoa is a national park on the American territory of American Samoa, distributed across three separate islands: Tutuila, Ofu, and Ta‘ū. Authorized by Congress in 1988, the National Park Service entered into 50-year leases for all park land from Samoan village councils on September 9, 1993. The park includes coral reefs and rain forest and is popular for hiking, snorkeling, and scuba diving, although the primary purpose of the park is that of preservation of Samoa's unique natural resources. Of the park's 9000 acres (36 km²), 2500 acres (10 km²) is water area. The World Conservation Union or International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) is an international organization dedicated to natural resource conservation. ... This article is about national parks. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Pago Pago, pronounced PAHNG-oh PAHNG-oh, is the capital of American Samoa, a territory of the United States of America. ... is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... The National Park Service (NPS) is the United States federal agency that manages all National Parks, many National Monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations. ... The parks of the United States National Park system are one type of protected area in the United States and are operated by the National Park Service. ... Tutuila is the main island of American Samoa. ... Sources Siebert L, Simkin T (2002-). Volcanoes of the World: an Illustrated Catalog of Holocene Volcanoes and their Eruptions. ... Ta‘ū is the largest island in the Manu‘a Group and the easternmost volcanic island of the Samoan Islands. ... Type Bicameral Houses Senate House of Representatives President of the Senate President pro tempore Dick Cheney, (R) since January 20, 2001 Robert C. Byrd, (D) since January 4, 2007 Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, (D) since January 4, 2007 Members 535 plus 4 Delegates and 1 Resident Commissioner Political... The National Park Service (NPS) is the United States federal agency that manages all National Parks, many National Monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations. ... is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Some of the biodiversity of a coral reef, in this case the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. ... A rainforest is a forested biome with high annual rainfall. ... Scuba diving is swimming underwater while using self-contained breathing equipment. ...

Pola Tai (Cock's comb) off Vatia Bay, National Park of American Samoa, Tutuila

The Tutuila Unit of the park is accessible by car on Tutuila, the main (largest) island of American Samoa. Two easy access points exist. 1) Drive from Pago Pago Village towards Fagasa on the paved road to the top of the ridge (Fagasa Pass), where a small parking area and NPS sign mark the trail head for a trail that goes along the ridge above Pago Pago to Alava Mountain. 2) The eastern side of the park can be reached by crossing over the ridge above the north side of Pago Pago Harbor from the village of Aua over to Afono. From Afono, continue along the paved road towards the west, entering the park boundary on the ridge above Afono Bay. The road continues on through the park to the village of Vatia. Beyond the school at the far western end of Vatia is an NPS sign marking a trail out towards Pola Tai. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (1,600 × 1,200 pixels, file size: 918 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Looking across Vatia Bay towards Pola Tai, Tutuila, American Samoa; photographed by Eric Guinther, October 16, 2005 Permission is granted to copy, distribute... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (1,600 × 1,200 pixels, file size: 918 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Looking across Vatia Bay towards Pola Tai, Tutuila, American Samoa; photographed by Eric Guinther, October 16, 2005 Permission is granted to copy, distribute... Pago Pago, pronounced PAHNG-oh PAHNG-oh, is the capital of American Samoa, a territory of the United States of America. ...


To visit the Ofu Unit requires travel by small plane from the airport on Tutuila to Ofu. Accommodations are available on Ofu at the airport and at Asaga. To visit the Ta‘ū Unit requires a flight from Tutuila to Fiti‘uta on Ta‘ū. Accommodations are available on Ta‘ū. The vast majority of people visit Tutuila rather than the Ofu and Ta‘ū units. All of the park units offer excellent opportunities to observe various natural resources of the Samoan Islands, above and below the water.


References

The United States Department of the Interior (DOI) is a Cabinet department of the United States government that manages and conserves most federally owned land. ...

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