Vaita Point
Vaita Point is a cape in Manuʻa Islands, American Samoa. Vaita Point is situated nearby to the locality Fusi, as well as near the hamlet Si‘ufaga.Places of Interest
Highlights include Tau Airport and Tui Manu’a Graves Monument.
Tau Airport
Ruins
Tau Airport was a privately owned, private-use airport located 1.6 kilometers southeast of the village of Ta‘ū on the island of Ta‘ū in American Samoa, an unincorporated territory of the United States. Tau Airport is situated 1½ miles north of Vaita Point.
Tui Manu’a Graves Monument
Protected area
The Tui Manu'a Graves Monument is a funerary marker and grave site on the island Ta'u, the largest island of the Manu'a group in American Samoa. It is located northwest of the junction of Ta'u Village and Ta'u Island Roads on the west side of the island. Tui Manu’a Graves Monument is situated 2 miles northwest of Vaita Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ta’u and Faleasao.
Ta’u
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Taʻū is the largest inhabited island in the Manuʻa Islands in American Samoa and the easternmost volcanic island of the Samoan Islands. In the early 19th century, the island was sometimes called Opoun.
Faleasao
Village
Faleāsao is a village in American Samoa. Administratively, it is located in Faleāsao County, Manuʻa District, on the northern shore of Taʻū Island. It is divided into two sub-villages: Siʻuaʻi, consisting of the eastern half; and Tufulele, consisting of the western half. Faleasao is situated 2½ miles north of Vaita Point.
Fitiuta
Village
Fitiuta, also known as Fiti'uta or Maia, is a village on the northeast coast of Taʻū island, one of the Manuʻa Islands in American Samoa. As of the 2010 United States census, it had a population of 153. Fitiuta is situated 6 miles northeast of Vaita Point.
Vaita Point
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Manuʻa Islands, American Samoa, Polynesia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-14.25444° or 14° 15′ 16″ southLongitude
-169.50417° or 169° 30′ 15″ westElevation
-10 feet (-3 metres)Open location code
52QGPFWW+68GeoNames ID
5880899
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