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Apolima Strait

The Apolima Strait is about 13 km wide and separates the two largest islands of : Savai'i to the northwest, and to the southeast. Three small islands lie in the strait.
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Photo: Sarah Kelemen, CC BY 2.0.
  • Type: Strait
  • Description: strait
  • Also known as: “Aplolima Strait”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Apolima and Apolima Uta.

Islet
Photo: CloudSurfer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the smallest of the four inhabited islands of , in central South Pacific Ocean. It lies in the Strait, between the country's two largest islands: to the east, and Savai'i to the west.

Residential area
is a village on the island of in . It is situated on the north-west coast of the island in the political district of . The population is 500.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Salelologa and Apai.

Town
Photo: Sarah Kelemen, CC BY 2.0.
is a district at the east end of Savai'i island in . It is the main entry point into the island with the only ferry terminal on Savai'i.

Village
is one of four small villages on in , in central South Pacific Ocean. The village population is 124. The other villages on Manono Island are , and .

Village
Photo: Rt26, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a seaside village on the island of Savai'i in . It is situated on a peninsula on the southeast coast of the island in district. The population is 406.

Apolima Strait

Latitude
-13.80437° or 13° 48′ 16″ south
Longitude
-172.17972° or 172° 10′ 47″ west
Open location code
52R95RWC+74
Open­Street­Map ID
node 388956900
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­strait
Geo­Names ID
4035409
Wiki­data ID
Q1246193
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Satellite Map

Discover Apolima Strait from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Apolima Strait” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مضيق أبوليما”
  • Asturian: “Estrechu d’Apolima”
  • Azerbaijani: “Apolima boğazı”
  • Catalan: “Apolima Strait”
  • Cebuano: “Apolima Strait”
  • Chinese: “阿波利馬海峽”
  • Chinese: “阿波利马海峡”
  • Czech: “Apolima”
  • Czech: “Apolimský průliv”
  • Czech: “Apolimský průplav”
  • Czech: “průliv Apolima”
  • Dutch: “Straat van Apolima”
  • French: “détroit d’Apolima”
  • French: “Détroit d’Apolima”
  • German: “Apolima Strait”
  • Hungarian: “Apolima-szoros”
  • Indonesian: “Selat Apolima”
  • Korean: “아폴리마 해협”
  • Latin: “Fretum Apolimense”
  • Lithuanian: “Apolimos sąsiauris”
  • Polish: “Apolima Strait”
  • Polish: “Apolima”
  • Portuguese: “Estreito de Apolima”
  • Russian: “Аполима”
  • Russian: “Пролив Аполима”
  • Slovak: “Apolima Strait”
  • Spanish: “Estrecho de Apolima”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Fataloa and Tafua.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Apolima Tai Malae and Apolima Tai Congregational Christian Church.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". 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 “Apolima Strait”. Photo: Sarah Kelemen, CC BY 2.0.