Tauga Rock
Tauga Rock is an islet in Eastern District, American Samoa. Tauga Rock is situated nearby to the village Aʻumi, American Samoa, as well as near Lauli’i.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in the United States of America
- Also known as: “Camel Rock”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Breakers Point Naval Guns and Rainmaker Mountain.
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.
Rainmaker Mountain
Peak
Photo: Marshman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rainmaker Mountain is the name of a mountain located near Pago Pago, American Samoa on Tutuila Island. Rainmaker Mountain traps rain clouds and gives Pago Pago the highest annual rainfall of any harbor.
Masefau Defensive Fortifications
Protected area
The Masefau Defensive Fortifications consist of a pair of concrete pillboxes on the shores of Masefau Bay on the island of Tutuila in the United States territory of American Samoa. Masefau Defensive Fortifications is situated 2½ miles northeast of Tauga Rock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aʻumi, American Samoa and Afono.
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.
Afono
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Afono is a village on the northeast coast of Tutuila Island, American Samoa. One of the island's more populous villages, it is located on the edge of Afono Bay, at the eastern edge of the National Park of American Samoa. Afono is situated 2 miles north of Tauga Rock.
Tauga Rock
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Eastern District, American Samoa, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude
-14.28779° or 14° 17′ 16″ southLongitude
-170.64537° or 170° 38′ 43″ westElevation
69 feet (21 metres)Open location code
52QFP963+VVOpenStreetMap ID
way 836512081OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
5881153Wikidata ID
Q21847436
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Tauga Rock” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Tauga Rock”
- Swedish: “Tauga Rock”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Lauli’i and Alega.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Avagatatau Rock and Fatutoaga Rock.
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