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National Park of American Samoabutterfly fish at Ofu Lagoon.
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National Park of American Samoa
The System of National Parks
 
Old Faithful in winter
NPS image by Bryan Harry.
Old Faithful and the geyser basins inspired early explorers to pressure Congress to establish Yellowstone National Park. This became the first in a nation-wide "system of national parks."

Americans believe deeply that the most outstanding natural, scenic, cultural, and scientific heritage of the United States of America should be represented ultimately in a completed National Park System. The superb natural, cultural, scenic, and scientific attributes of the National Park of American Samoa are now an integral and significant component of this outstanding national park system.
Pola Islands, Tutuila
Tutuila unit.
The Tutuila unit is accessible by car from Pago Pago.
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 Sea cliffs of Lata Mountain on Ta'u
Ta'u Unit
Ta'u is accessible by air from Pago Pago.
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 Ofu beach and lagoon
Ofu, Olosega unit
The Ofu, Olosega unit is accessible by air from Pago Pago.
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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: July 25, 2006 at 00:22 EST