Poloa Defensive Fortifications

The Poloa Defensive Fortifications are a set of historic military structures on the island of in . 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.
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The is a historic parochial…
2½ miles southeast of Poloa Defensive Fortifications

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is a village in .
ʻAmanave is a on the coast of Tutuila Island, .
Faʻilolo is a in the far west of Tutuila Island, .

Poloa Defensive Fortifications

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Latitude
-14.3163° or 14° 18′ 59″ south
Longitude
-170.83416° or 170° 50′ 3″ west
Open location code
52QFM5M8+F8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9049560467
Open­Street­Map feature
historic = ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q18152109

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