Fafaga Point
Fafaga Point is a cape in Western District, American Samoa. Fafaga Point is situated nearby to the village Fagamalo, as well as near Maloata.Places of Interest
Highlights include Poloa Defensive Fortifications.
Poloa Defensive Fortifications
Protected area
The Poloa Defensive Fortifications are a set of historic military structures on the island of Tutuila in American Samoa. Consisting of three concrete pillboxes along the beach, these fortifications were built by American Marines as part of a system of defenses against a feared Japanese amphibious invasion of Samoa during the early part of World War II.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Poloa and Nua.
Poloa
Village
Photo: Fogāmaa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Poloa is a village in American Samoa. It is located at the west side of Tutuila in the Alataua District. The village has 193 residents in 2010. The main denominations in the area are Methodist and Christian.
Nua
Village
Nua is a village located in Lealataua County within the Western District of American Sāmoa. Serving as the administrative center for the administrative unit called Samatua, Nua is part of a region that includes several small localities situated between Leone and the western cape along the southwestern-facing bay.
Aʻoloau, American Samoa
Village
Photo: Eddy23, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Aʻoloau is a village in the west of Tutuila Island, American Samoa. It is located inland, 5 miles southwest of Pago Pago. It is also known as Aʻoloaufou, which means "New Aʻolou".
Fafaga Point
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Western District, American Samoa, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude
-14.29295° or 14° 17′ 35″ southLongitude
-170.80859° or 170° 48′ 31″ westElevation
262 feet (80 metres)Open location code
52QFP54R+RHOpenStreetMap ID
node 7807549905OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeGeoNames ID
5880913
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