Ta‘ū Marsh
Ta‘ū Marsh is in American Samoa. Ta‘ū Marsh is situated nearby to the hamlet Lumā, as well as near the village Faleasao.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Wetland
- Description: marsh in Manu’a District, American Samoa, United States of America
- Also known as: “Ta’u Marsh”, “Taʻū Marsh”, and “Tau Marsh”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tui Manu’a Graves Monument and Tau Airport.
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.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Faleasao and Ta’u.
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.
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.
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 east of Ta‘ū Marsh.
Ta‘ū Marsh
- Categories: marsh and body of water
- Location: American Samoa, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude
-14.22612° or 14° 13′ 34″ southLongitude
-169.51404° or 169° 30′ 51″ westElevation
174 feet (53 metres)Open location code
52QGQFFP+H9OpenStreetMap ID
way 700579839OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wetland
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Ta‘ū Marsh” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ta‘ū Marsh”
- Swedish: “Ta‘ū Marsh”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Lumā and Si‘ufaga.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Maafee Island and Ta’u Solar.
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