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American Samoa
Eastern District

Alega

Alega is a on the southeast coast of Tutuila Island, . One of the island's least populous villages, it is located to the east of and to the west of Faga'itua Bay.
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  • Type: Village with 29 residents
  • Description: village on the southeast coast of Tutuila Island, American Samoa
  • Also known as: “Ālega” and “Alega, American Samoa”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rainmaker Mountain and Breakers Point Naval Guns.

Peak
Photo: Marshman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the name of a mountain located near on Tutuila Island. traps rain clouds and gives Pago Pago the highest annual rainfall of any harbor.

Protected area
The are a historic World War II-era defensive fortification on the island of in . It consists of two 6-inch Mark 8 Model 2 naval guns, mounted on circular concrete platforms about 200-foot above sea level at the end of Papatele Ridge, which flanks the east side of . is situated 1½ miles west of Alega.

Protected area
The consist of a pair of concrete pillboxes on the shores of Masefau Bay on the island of in the United States territory of . is situated 1½ miles north of Alega.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aʻumi, American Samoa and Afono.

Village
Aʻumi is a on the central south coast of Tutuila Island, . It is located to the east of and west of Alega. Fatutoʻaga Rock is an islet which lies outside Lauliʻi near Aumi.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a on the northeast coast of Tutuila Island, . One of the island's more populous villages, it is located on the edge of Bay, at the eastern edge of the . is situated 2 miles northwest of Alega.

Alega

Latitude
-14.27967° or 14° 16′ 47″ south
Longitude
-170.63669° or 170° 38′ 12″ west
Population
29
Elevation
26 feet (8 metres)
Open location code
52QFP9C7+48
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2335518576
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
5880773
Wiki­data ID
Q2832407
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to South Azerbaijani—“Alega” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “阿萊加”
  • Dutch: “Alega”
  • French: “Alega”
  • German: “Alega”
  • Italian: “Alega”
  • Persian: “آلیگا”
  • Polish: “Alega”
  • South Azerbaijani: “آلیقا”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Alega Beach and Faalogologotala Rock.

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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 “Alega”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.