Matavai Point

Matavai Point is a cape in Manuʻa Islands, American Samoa. Matavai Point is situated nearby to the locality Fusi, as well as near the hamlet Si‘ufaga.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tau Airport and Tui Manuʻa Graves Monument.

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.

Tui Manuʻa Graves Monument

Protected area

The Tui Manuʻa Graves Monument is a funerary marker and grave site on the island Taʻū, the largest island of the Manuʻa group in American Samoa. It is located northwest of the junction of Taʻū Village and Taʻū Island Roads on the west side of the island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ta’u and Faleasao.

Ta’u

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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.

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 1½ miles north of Matavai Point.

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 Matavai Point.

Matavai Point

Type: Cape
Category: landform
Location: Manuʻa Islands, American Samoa, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude

-14.24528° or 14° 14′ 43″ south

Longitude

-169.50861° or 169° 30′ 31″ west

Open location code

52QGQF3R+VH

GeoNames ID

5881464

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Localities in the Area

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