Mount Matavanu
Mount Matavanu is an active volcano on the island of Savaiʻi in Samoa. The volcano was formed during an eruption in 1905. Lava flows from the eruption covered a large area of land in the Gagaʻemauga district, leading to the relocation of several villages.
Wikimedia, Public domain.- Volcano rising to 1,886 feet (575 metres)
- …is also known as “Mauga Matāvanu Crater”
- Description: mountain in Samoa
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Faletagaloa and Fatuvalu.
Faletagaloa
Village
Faletagaloa is a village on the central north coast of Savai'i island in Samoa.
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Latitude
-13.53767° or 13° 32′ 16″ south
Longitude
-172.39377° or 172° 23′ 38″ west
Open location code
52R9FJ64+WF
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OpenStreetMap feature
natural=volcano
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Mount Matavanu” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جبل ماتافانو”
- Catalan: “mount Matavanu”
- Cebuano: “Mount Matavanu”
- Dutch: “Mount Matavanu”
- French: “Matavanu”
- German: “Matavanu”
- Japanese: “マタヴァヌ山”
- Korean: “마타바누산”
- Ladin: “Mount Matavanu”
- Persian: “کوه ماتاوانو”
- Russian: “Матавану”
- Slovak: “Matavanu”
- Spanish: “Monte Matavanu”
- Ukrainian: “Матавану (гора)”
- Ukrainian: “Матавану”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Paia and Pagafu.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mauga Matāvanu crater and Mauga Ma’asina.
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