Niuolepava Rock
Niuolepava Rock is an islet in Western District, American Samoa. Niuolepava Rock is situated nearby to the village ʻĀmanave, as well as near Poloa.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Poloa Defensive Fortifications and Atauloma Girls School.
Poloa Defensive Fortifications
Protected area
The Poloa Defensive Fortifications are a set of historic military structures on the island of Tutuila in American Samoa. Consisting of three concrete pillboxes along the beach, these fortifications were built by American Marines as part of a system of defenses against a feared Japanese amphibious invasion of Samoa during the early part of World War II.
Atauloma Girls School
Protected area
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Atauloma Girls School is a historic parochial school building in Afao village on the island of Tutuila in American Samoa, United States. The London Missionary Society opened it in 1900 as the second secondary school on Tutuila, and the first to admit girls. Atauloma Girls School is situated 2½ miles east of Niuolepava Rock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include ʻĀmanave and Poloa.
ʻĀmanave
Village
ʻAmanave is a village on the coast of Tutuila Island, American Samoa. It is located close to the island's western tip, Cape Taputapu, and to the south of the village of Poloa.
Poloa
Village
Photo: Fogāmaa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Poloa is a village in American Samoa. It is located at the west side of Tutuila in the Alataua District. The village has 193 residents in 2010. The main denominations in the area are Methodist and Christian.
Faʻilolo, American Samoa
Village
Faʻilolo is a village in the far west of Tutuila Island, American Samoa. It is located just south of ʻAmanave, close to the island's westernmost point, Cape Taputapu. It is located in Lealataua County.
Niuolepava Rock
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in the United States of America
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Western District, American Samoa, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude
-14.32561° or 14° 19′ 32″ southLongitude
-170.83599° or 170° 50′ 10″ westElevation
26 feet (8 metres)Open location code
52QFM5F7+QJOpenStreetMap ID
way 836511711OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
5881532Wikidata ID
Q21847153
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Niuolepava Rock” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Niuolepava Rock”
- Swedish: “Niuolepava Rock”
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