Mount Apia
Mount Vaea is a 472 m summit overlooking Apia, the capital of Samoa located on the north central coast of Upolu island. The mountain is situated south about 3 km inland from Apia township and harbour.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 1,549 feet
- Description: mountain in Samoa
- Also known as: “Apia”, “Mount Vaea”, “Vaea Mountain”, and “Vaea Vorberg”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Robert Louis Stevenson Museum and Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Apia.
Robert Louis Stevenson Museum
Museum
Photo: Michael Coghlan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Robert Louis Stevenson Museum is a museum in Samoa, which commemorates the life of the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. The museum displays a curated version of his residence, as Stevenson lived in it.
Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Apia
The Immaculate Conception Cathedral is the Catholic cathedral in Apia, the capital of Samoa, an insular country in Oceania. It suffered damage in the earthquake of 2009, and has undergone restoration and extension. Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Apia is situated 2 miles north of Mount Apia.Falemata’aga
Museum
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Falemata'aga is the national museum of Samoa. It is housed in a former school which was built by the German colonial administration. Falemata’aga is situated 2 miles northeast of Mount Apia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lepea and Apia.
Lepea
Village
Photo: Teinesavaii, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lepea is a village on the island of Upolu in Samoa. The picturesque settlement of round Samoan houses built in a concentric pattern in large open grounds is situated 5 minutes drive west of the capital Apia on the north central coast of the island. Lepea is situated 2 miles northwest of Mount Apia.
Apia
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Apia is the capital of Samoa. It is on the northern coast of the island of Upolu and has a population of 42,000. As with most Pacific Island capitals, Apia is a little shabby and run down.
Mulinuʻu
Village
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Mulinuʻu is a small village situated on a tiny peninsula on Upolu island in Samoa. It became the site of the colonial administration in Samoa in the 1870s and continues to be the site for the Parliament of Samoa. Mulinuʻu is situated 3 miles north of Mount Apia.
Mount Apia
- Categories: mountain, human settlement, and landform
- Location: Tuamasaga, Samoa, Polynesia, Oceania
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Mount Apia” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Mont Vaea”
- Cebuano: “Mount Vaea”
- Danish: “Vaea-bjerget”
- Dutch: “Mount Vaea”
- French: “mont Vaea”
- French: “Mont Vaea”
- Ladin: “Mount Vaea”
- Lithuanian: “Vaea kalnas”
- Persian: “کوه وائا”
- Spanish: “Monte Vaea”
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Notable Places Nearby
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Mount Apia”. Photo: Teinesavaii, CC BY-SA 3.0.