Flowerpot Rocks
Flowerpot Rocks is an island in Eastern District, American Samoa. Flowerpot Rocks is situated nearby to the village Matu‘u, as well as near Faganeanea.- Type: Island
- Description: island in the United States of America
- Also known as: “Fatumafuti”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Matafao Peak and Jean P. Haydon Museum.
Matafao Peak
Peak
Matafao Peak is a mountain in American Samoa, on the island of Tutuila. With an elevation of 2,142 feet, it is the highest peak on Tutuila Island. The mountain, like Rainmaker Mountain across Pago Pago Harbor, is a remnant of a volcanic plug and is part of the volcanic origins of the island.
Jean P. Haydon Museum
Museum
The Jean P. Haydon Museum is a museum in Pago Pago dedicated to the culture and history of the United States territory of American Samoa. It contains a collection of canoes, coconut-shell combs, pigs’ tusk armlets and native pharmacopoeia.
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.
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.
Anua
Village
Anua is a village on Tutuila Island, American Samoa. It is located close to the capital Pago Pago, on the coast of Pago Pago Harbor. The term Pago Pago is often used for several settlements on Pago Pago Bay, including Anua, Lepua, Utulei, and others.
Flowerpot Rocks
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Eastern District, American Samoa, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude
-14.30306° or 14° 18′ 11″ southLongitude
-170.67583° or 170° 40′ 33″ westOpen location code
52QFM8WF+QMOpenStreetMap ID
node 359258582OpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
5881272Wikidata ID
Q21847355
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Flowerpot Rocks” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Flowerpot Rocks”
- Swedish: “Flowerpot Rocks”
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