Manuʻa Islands
The Manuʻa Islands, or the Manuʻa tele, in the Samoan Islands, consists of three main islands: Taʻū, Ofu and Olosega. The latter two are separated only by the shallow, 137-meter-wide Āsaga Strait, and are now connected by a bridge over the strait.Photo: Marshman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Island
- Description: island group of American Samoa
- Also known as: “Manu’a”, “Manu‘a Islands”, “Manu’a Islands”, “Manu`a Group”, “Manua Islands”, “Manua, Samoa”, and “Manuʻa”
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. Faleasao is situated 3½ miles southeast of Manuʻa Islands.
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.
Ofu-Olosega
Photo: Thatotherperson, Public domain.
Olosega and Ofu are twin islands in American Samoa. They are the westernmost of the Manu'a Islands. Ofu and Olosega are very much off the beaten track.
Manuʻa Islands
- Categories: island group and landform
- Location: Luma, Ta’u County, Manu’a, American Samoa, Polynesia, Oceania
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Manuʻa Islands” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مانوا”
- Asturian: “Islles Manuʻa”
- Basque: “Manu’a uharteak”
- Belarusian: “Астравы Мануа”
- Belarusian: “Мануа”
- Catalan: “Illes Manu’a”
- Catalan: “Illes Manuʻa”
- Cebuano: “Manu‘a Islands”
- Cebuano: “Manuʻa Islands”
- Chinese: “马努阿群岛”
- Dutch: “Manu’a-eilanden”
- Dutch: “Manuуʻa-eilanden”
- French: “Manu’a”
- French: “Manuʻa”
- Galician: “Illas Manua”
- Georgian: “მანუას კუნძულები”
- German: “Manuainseln”
- Hungarian: “Manu’a-szigetek”
- Indonesian: “Kepulauan Manu’a”
- Italian: “Manu’a”
- Italian: “Manuʻa”
- Japanese: “マヌア (アメリカ領サモア)”
- Japanese: “マヌア諸島”
- Korean: “마누아 제도”
- Latin: “Manua”
- Lithuanian: “Manua salos”
- Russian: “Острова Мануа”
- Samoan: “Manu’a”
- Samoan: “Manuʻa”
- Samoan: “Manuуʻa”
- Serbian: “Maнуʻa острва”
- Serbian: “Мaнуʻa острва”
- Sinhala: “මනුආ දූපත්”
- Slovenian: “Manuʻa”
- Slovenian: “otoki Manuʻa”
- Spanish: “Islas Manu’a”
- Spanish: “Islas Manuʻa”
- Swedish: “Manu‘a Islands”
- Swedish: “Manuaöarna”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Lumā and Ta’u.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Leala Point and Lemaga Point.
American Samoa: Must-Visit Destinations
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