National Park of American Samoa
National Park of American Samoa is in the US territory of American Samoa. The Samoan village leaders and the US Congress have set aside the finest samples of these islands' land and seascapes as a national park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Marshman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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- Type: Park
- Description: United States national park in American Samoa
- Also known as: “American Samoa National Park”, “National Park of American Samoa National Park”, and “NPSA”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount ʻAlava and Satala Cemetery.
Mount ʻAlava
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Mount ʻAlava is the second-highest mountain on Tutuila Island in American Samoa. Its summit has an elevation of 491 meters. The summit of the mountain can be reached via the Mount Alava Trail.
Satala Cemetery
Protected area
The Satala Cemetery is located on the north side of Pago Pago Harbor on the island of Tutuila, the largest in American Samoa. The cemetery was established, apparently late in the 19th century, by the United States Navy, as an interment site for foreigners on the island.
Old Vatia
Protected area
Old Vatia is a prehistoric village site on the north side of Tutuila, the largest island of American Samoa. The site is located on the Faiga ridge, above the modern village of Vatia in the National Park of American Samoa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pago Pago and Fagatogo.
Pago Pago
Photo: Thatotherperson, Public domain.
Pago Pago is the capital city of American Samoa. In the Samoan language it is pronounced "Pahngo-Pahngo".
Fagatogo
Village
Photo: Marshman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fagatogo is the downtown area of Pago Pago. Located in the low grounds at the foot of Matafao Peak, it was the location of the first American settlement on Tutuila Island.
Vatia
Village
Photo: Eddy23, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vatia is a village on Tutuila Island in American Samoa. It is a north shore village located on Vatia Bay. The road to Vatia, American Samoa Highway 006, is the only road going through National Park of American Samoa.
National Park of American Samoa
- Categories: National Park of the United States and national park
- Location: Manuʻa Islands, American Samoa, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude
-14.2619° or 14° 15′ 43″ southLongitude
-170.6881° or 170° 41′ 17″ westElevation
1,611 feet (491 metres)Open location code
52QFP8Q6+6QOpenStreetMap ID
node 359258643GeoNames ID
5881525Wikidata ID
Q843075
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“National Park of American Samoa” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “حديقة أمريكان ساموا الوطنية”
- Azerbaijani: “Amerikan Samoası Milli Parkı”
- Balinese: “Taman Nasional Samoa Amérika”
- Bulgarian: “Американска Самоа”
- Catalan: “National Park of American Samoa”
- Catalan: “Parc Nacional de la Samoa Americana”
- Catalan: “Parc Nacional de Samoa Americana”
- Cebuano: “National Park of American Samoa”
- Chinese: “美属萨摩亚国家公园”
- Chinese: “美屬薩摩亞國家公園”
- Croatian: “Američka Samoa, Nacionalni park”
- Croatian: “Nacionalni park Američka Samoa”
- Czech: “Národní park Americká Samoa”
- Dutch: “Nationaal park van Amerikaans-Samoa”
- Dutch: “National Park of American Samoa”
- Esperanto: “Nacia Parko Usona Samoo”
- Estonian: “Ameerika Samoa rahvuspark”
- Finnish: “American Samoan kansallispuisto”
- Finnish: “Amerikan Samoan kansallispuisto”
- French: “Parc national des Samoa americaines”
- French: “parc national des Samoa américaines”
- French: “Parc national des Samoa américaines”
- Georgian: “ამერიკის სამოას ეროვნული პარკი”
- Georgian: “ამერიკის სამოის ეროვნული პარკი”
- Georgian: “ამერიკული სამოის ეროვნული პარკი”
- German: “Nationalpark von Amerikanisch-Samoa”
- Hebrew: “הפארק הלאומי סמואה האמריקנית”
- Hebrew: “פארק לאומי סמואה האמריקנית”
- Hungarian: “Amerikai Szamoa Nemzeti Parkja”
- Italian: “parco nazionale delle Samoa americane”
- Italian: “Parco nazionale delle Samoa americane”
- Japanese: “アメリカン・サモア国立公園”
- Korean: “아메리칸사모아 국립공원”
- Latvian: “Amerikāņu Samoa nacionālais parks”
- Lithuanian: “Amerikos Samoa nacionalinis parkas”
- Macedonian: “Национален парк Американска Самоа”
- Malayalam: “അമേരിക്കൻ സമോവ ദേശീയോദ്യാനം”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “American Samoa nasjonalpark”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Amerikansk Samoas nasjonalpark”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “National Park of American Samoa”
- Norwegian: “Amerikansk Samoas nasjonalpark”
- Persian: “پارک ملی آمریکن ساموا”
- Persian: “پارک ملی امریکن ساموا”
- Persian: “پارک ملی ساموآی آمریکا”
- Polish: “Park Narodowy Samoa Amerykańskiego”
- Portuguese: “National Park of American Samoa”
- Portuguese: “Parque Nacional da Samoa Americana”
- Russian: “Американское Самоа”
- Russian: “Национальный парк Американского Самоа”
- Samoan: “Paka Fa’asao o Amerika Samoa”
- Slovenian: “Narodni park Ameriška Samoa”
- Spanish: “Parque nacional de Samoa Americana”
- Spanish: “Parque Nacional de Samoa Estadounidense”
- Spanish: “Parque Nacional Samoa Americana”
- Swahili: “Hifadhi ya Taifa ya Samoa ya Amerika”
- Swedish: “American Samoa nationalpark”
- Swedish: “National Park of American Samoa”
- Turkish: “Amerikan Samoası Millî Parkı”
- Turkish: “Amerikan Samoası Ulusal Parkı”
- Ukrainian: “Американське Самоа (національний парк)”
- Ukrainian: “Американське Самоа”
- Urdu: “امریکی ساموآ کا قومی پارک”
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