Maafee Island
Maafee Island is an islet in Manuʻa Islands, American Samoa. Maafee Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Lumā, as well as near the village Faleasao.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in the United States of America
- Also known as: “Ma`afe`e Island”
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.
Maafee Island
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Manuʻa Islands, American Samoa, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude
-14.2243° or 14° 13′ 28″ southLongitude
-169.52° or 169° 31′ 12″ westElevation
-10 feet (-3 metres)Open location code
52QGQFGH+7XOpenStreetMap ID
node 359258260OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Maafee Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Maafee Island”
- Swedish: “Maafee Island”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Lumā and Si‘ufaga.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ta‘ū Marsh and Ta’u Solar.
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