Whale Rock
Whale Rock is an island in Eastern District, American Samoa. Whale Rock is situated nearby to the village Fatumafuti, as well as near Utulei.Places of Interest
Highlights include Blunts Point Battery and Breakers Point Naval Guns.
Blunts Point Battery
Cannon
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Blunts Point Battery, also known as Blunts Point Naval Gun or Matautu Ridge Gun Site, is a gun battery on Matautu Ridge near Pago Pago, American Samoa.
Breakers Point Naval Guns
Protected area
The Breakers Point Naval Guns are a historic World War II-era defensive fortification on the island of Tutuila in American Samoa. 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 Pago Pago Harbor.
Governor H. Rex Lee Auditorium
Protected area
The Governor H. Rex Lee Auditorium, also called Fale Laumei in Samoan, is the largest indoor meeting space in the United States territory of American Samoa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fagatogo and Aʻumi, American Samoa.
Fagatogo
Village
Photo: Marshman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fagatogo is the downtown area of Pago Pago. Located in the low grounds at the foot of Matafao Peak, it was the location of the first American settlement on Tutuila Island.
Aʻumi, American Samoa
Village
Aʻumi is a village on the central south coast of Tutuila Island, American Samoa. It is located to the east of Pago Pago Harbor and west of Alega. Fatutoʻaga Rock is an islet which lies outside Lauliʻi near Aumi.
Atuʻu, American Samoa
Village
Atuʻu is a village on Tutuila Island, American Samoa. It is located on the coast of Pago Pago Harbor, close to the capital, Pago Pago. Atuʻu is the location of two tuna canneries, the main employers in American Samoa.
Whale Rock
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Eastern District, United States of America
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Eastern District, American Samoa, United States, North America
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Latitude
-14.28571° or 14° 17′ 9″ southLongitude
-170.67016° or 170° 40′ 13″ westElevation
23 feet (7 metres)Open location code
52QFP87H+PWOpenStreetMap ID
node 7807513343OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Whale Rock” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Whale Rock”
- Swedish: “Whale Rock”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Breakers Point and Toasa Rock.
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