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National Park of American SamoaPola Islands, Tutuila
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National Park of American Samoa
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rough-toothed dolphin
FBNMSA photo, NOAA Fisheries Permit #774-1714.
Rough-toothed dolphin, or mumua, at the Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary on Tutuila.

On Tutuila, other National Natural Landmarks not within the park are Cape Taputapu, Leala Shoreline, Fogamaa Crater, Matafao Peak, and Rainmaker Mountain. Aunu’u Island National Natural Landmark is accessible from Tutuila via a short boat ride.

Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary on Tutuila can be reached by boat.

The Government of American Samoa supports many attractions of interest.  Visit their official web site.

The nation of (Western) Samoa lies 60 miles west of Tutuila. There, near the main city of Apia, are the historic home of Robert Louis Stevenson (Vailima), now a museum, and the O Le Pupu-Pu’e National Park.
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Fagatele Bay
National Marine Sanctuary, Tutuila
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Robert Louis Stevenson museum.
Vailima,
Robert Louis Stevenson museum.
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O Le Pupu-Pue National Park visitor center.
O Le Pupu-Pue National Park visitor center
(Western) Samoa.
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Pacific golden plover in breeding plumage—soon to be flying 5,500 miles to the Alaskan Arctic  

Did You Know?
During northern summers, three shorebirds--plover, turnstone, and tattler--nest in Alaska and northern Canada. After nesting, they fly non-stop over 3,000 miles of open ocean to Hawaii. After briefly resting there, they fly more thousands of miles to Samoa. The round-trip is 11,000 miles.

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Last Updated: February 11, 2008 at 17:21 EST