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/></a><figcaption>Cockscomb Point as seen jutting into the ocean.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Pola_Islands_Tutuila_NPS.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Pola_Islands_Tutuila_NPS.jpg/220px-Pola_Islands_Tutuila_NPS.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Pola_Islands_Tutuila_NPS.jpg/330px-Pola_Islands_Tutuila_NPS.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Pola_Islands_Tutuila_NPS.jpg/440px-Pola_Islands_Tutuila_NPS.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2576" data-file-height="1932" /></a><figcaption>Pola Island</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Pola Island</b> (Samoan: <i>Motu o Pola</i>) is an island just offshore from the village of <a href="/wiki/Vatia,_American_Samoa" title="Vatia, American Samoa">Vatia</a> on <a href="/wiki/Tutuila_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="Tutuila Island">Tutuila Island</a> in <a href="/wiki/American_Samoa" title="American Samoa">American Samoa</a>. It is also known as <b>Cockscomb</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-Goldin-2002_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Goldin-2002-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 274">: 274 </span></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Harris-2004_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Harris-2004-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Swaney-1994_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Swaney-1994-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 177">: 177 </span></sup> Pola Island is designated as part of the <a href="/wiki/National_Park_of_American_Samoa" title="National Park of American Samoa">National Park American Samoa</a> and is a popular tourist attraction.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is located on the west side of Vatia Bay, and serves as both a landmark and an icon for Vatia. Pola Island has been named one of American Samoa's Seven National Wonders by the <i>Pago Pages</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Fai’ivae-2018_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fai’ivae-2018-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 50">: 50 </span></sup> It has been named "the most beautiful natural feature of Tutuila Island” by travel guide publisher <i><a href="/wiki/Lonely_Planet" title="Lonely Planet">Lonely Planet</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Swaney-1994_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Swaney-1994-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 177">: 177 </span></sup> Pola Island is known for its high cliffs, populated by seabirds,<sup id="cite_ref-Lonely_Planet_p._451_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lonely_Planet_p._451-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-LPP_p._301_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LPP_p._301-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and is one of American Samoa's primary seabird nesting sites.<sup id="cite_ref-nzherald_nesting_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nzherald_nesting-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Etymology">Etymology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pola_Island&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Etymology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:ETH-BIB-Friedlaender-Samoa,_Vatia,_Tutuila-Hs_0625a-0003-169.tif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/ETH-BIB-Friedlaender-Samoa%2C_Vatia%2C_Tutuila-Hs_0625a-0003-169.tif/lossy-page1-220px-ETH-BIB-Friedlaender-Samoa%2C_Vatia%2C_Tutuila-Hs_0625a-0003-169.tif.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="169" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/ETH-BIB-Friedlaender-Samoa%2C_Vatia%2C_Tutuila-Hs_0625a-0003-169.tif/lossy-page1-330px-ETH-BIB-Friedlaender-Samoa%2C_Vatia%2C_Tutuila-Hs_0625a-0003-169.tif.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/ETH-BIB-Friedlaender-Samoa%2C_Vatia%2C_Tutuila-Hs_0625a-0003-169.tif/lossy-page1-440px-ETH-BIB-Friedlaender-Samoa%2C_Vatia%2C_Tutuila-Hs_0625a-0003-169.tif.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3059" data-file-height="2349" /></a><figcaption>Pola Tai and Pola Uta, 1907.</figcaption></figure> <p>According to the late High Orator Nanai Afuola Kalasa, the most senior chief authority, the island is directly linked to a legend about the village's creation. A couple sailed westward from the <a href="/wiki/Manu%27a_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="Manu'a Islands">Manu'a Islands</a> with their daughter, with the hopes of reaching <a href="/wiki/Upolu" title="Upolu">Upolu</a> Island. A few days later, they struggled with rough seas and the raft gave up on them. All the three perished and mutated into rocks. The couple was Pola and Pola, while the daughter was Faleofia. These rock forms are named after this couple. Uta translates to “closer to land”, and Pola'uta is the name of the ridge on the opposite side of the strait. “Tai” translates to “further from land”, and <b>Pola Tai</b> is a name used for Pola Island.<sup id="cite_ref-Fai’ivae-2018_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fai’ivae-2018-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 49">: 49 </span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography_and_geology">Geography and geology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pola_Island&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Geography and geology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:AmSamoa_Tutuila_491.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/AmSamoa_Tutuila_491.jpg/220px-AmSamoa_Tutuila_491.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/AmSamoa_Tutuila_491.jpg/330px-AmSamoa_Tutuila_491.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/AmSamoa_Tutuila_491.jpg/440px-AmSamoa_Tutuila_491.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Vai%27ava_Strait_National_Natural_Landmark" class="mw-redirect" title="Vai'ava Strait National Natural Landmark">Vai'ava Strait National Natural Landmark</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Pola_Tai_view_from_Mount_Alava_Adventure_Trail.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Pola_Tai_view_from_Mount_Alava_Adventure_Trail.jpg/220px-Pola_Tai_view_from_Mount_Alava_Adventure_Trail.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Pola_Tai_view_from_Mount_Alava_Adventure_Trail.jpg/330px-Pola_Tai_view_from_Mount_Alava_Adventure_Trail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Pola_Tai_view_from_Mount_Alava_Adventure_Trail.jpg/440px-Pola_Tai_view_from_Mount_Alava_Adventure_Trail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2884" data-file-height="1622" /></a><figcaption>Pola Tai, Pola'uta Ridge and <a href="/wiki/Vatia,_American_Samoa" title="Vatia, American Samoa">Vatia</a> as seen from the Mount Alava Adventure Trail.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:American_Samoa_National_Park_sign_for_Pola_Island.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/American_Samoa_National_Park_sign_for_Pola_Island.jpg/220px-American_Samoa_National_Park_sign_for_Pola_Island.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/American_Samoa_National_Park_sign_for_Pola_Island.jpg/330px-American_Samoa_National_Park_sign_for_Pola_Island.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/American_Samoa_National_Park_sign_for_Pola_Island.jpg/440px-American_Samoa_National_Park_sign_for_Pola_Island.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5312" data-file-height="2988" /></a><figcaption>National Park sign</figcaption></figure> <p>The island is separated from land by the <a href="/wiki/Vai%27ava_Strait" class="mw-redirect" title="Vai'ava Strait">Vai'ava Strait</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Harris-2004_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Harris-2004-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Fai’ivae-2018_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fai’ivae-2018-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 66">: 66 </span></sup> Vai'ava Strait National Natural Landmark makes up 250 acres and is the only National Natural Landmark in American Samoa that is also part of the National Park of American Samoa.<sup id="cite_ref-Goldin-2002_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Goldin-2002-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 284">: 284 </span></sup> Passing east through the town of Vatia, the road ends at the Pola Island trailhead. A short path leads to a large cobblestone beach. Two sea arches are visible from the base of the cliffs extending into the ocean.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Pola Scenic Point is located on the road into Vatia village. This observation site overlooks Pola Island and the Vai'ava Strait National Natural Landmark.<sup id="cite_ref-Fai’ivae-2018_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fai’ivae-2018-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 47">: 47 </span></sup> Pola Island is a prominent <a href="/wiki/Basalt" title="Basalt">basalt</a> sea stack with steep cliffs and scenic forest-covered headlands. It is an important nesting place for at least eight seabird species. All of Pola Island and the eastern parts of Polauta Ridge contain undisturbed forest.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Erosion by the sea has sculpted the cliffs and sea arches in the rocks of the huge <a href="/wiki/Volcanic_plug" title="Volcanic plug">volcanic plug</a> known as Pola Island. The rock formations of Pola Island resemble a dinosaur tail jutting 3,500 feet out into the sea.<sup id="cite_ref-Goldin-2002_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Goldin-2002-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 278, 284">: 278, 284 </span></sup> It is a rugged and sharp <a href="/wiki/Igneous" class="mw-redirect" title="Igneous">igneous</a> <a href="/wiki/Basaltic" class="mw-redirect" title="Basaltic">basaltic</a> outcrop.<sup id="cite_ref-botany.hawaii.edu_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-botany.hawaii.edu-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Accessibility">Accessibility</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pola_Island&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Accessibility"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Line4393_-_Flickr_-_NOAA_Photo_Library.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Line4393_-_Flickr_-_NOAA_Photo_Library.jpg/220px-Line4393_-_Flickr_-_NOAA_Photo_Library.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Line4393_-_Flickr_-_NOAA_Photo_Library.jpg/330px-Line4393_-_Flickr_-_NOAA_Photo_Library.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Line4393_-_Flickr_-_NOAA_Photo_Library.jpg/440px-Line4393_-_Flickr_-_NOAA_Photo_Library.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3072" data-file-height="2304" /></a><figcaption>Eastern point of <a href="/wiki/Vatia,_American_Samoa" title="Vatia, American Samoa">Vatia</a> Bay.</figcaption></figure> <p>Passing east through the village of Vatia, the Pola Island trailhead is located at the end of the road. The trailhead is beyond the school, and a short trail leads into the <a href="/wiki/National_Park_of_American_Samoa" title="National Park of American Samoa">National Park</a>. The trail ends at a rocky cliff which points across <a href="/wiki/Vai%27ava_Strait" class="mw-redirect" title="Vai'ava Strait">Vai'ava Strait</a> to Pola Island. There is no access to the island itself.<sup id="cite_ref-Swaney-1994_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Swaney-1994-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 177">: 177 </span></sup> </p><p>Tour companies offer boat tours to see Pola Island.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Climate">Climate</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pola_Island&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The rainfall in the area is from 149 to 252 inches (3,800 to 6,400 millimetres) annually. The temperature is around 71-73 degrees Fahrenheit.<sup id="cite_ref-botany.hawaii.edu_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-botany.hawaii.edu-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Wildlife">Wildlife</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pola_Island&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Wildlife"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Avifauna">Avifauna</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pola_Island&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Avifauna"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sula_sula_nesting_in_Heliotropium_foertherianum.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Sula_sula_nesting_in_Heliotropium_foertherianum.jpg/220px-Sula_sula_nesting_in_Heliotropium_foertherianum.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Sula_sula_nesting_in_Heliotropium_foertherianum.jpg/330px-Sula_sula_nesting_in_Heliotropium_foertherianum.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Sula_sula_nesting_in_Heliotropium_foertherianum.jpg/440px-Sula_sula_nesting_in_Heliotropium_foertherianum.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a><figcaption>In American Samoa Red-footed boobies are only found in the Pola area and <a href="/wiki/Rose_Atoll" title="Rose Atoll">Rose Atoll</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>The island has 394 feet high cliffs populated by seabirds.<sup id="cite_ref-Lonely_Planet_p._451_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lonely_Planet_p._451-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-LPP_p._301_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LPP_p._301-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Pola Island has been described as American Samoa's "top seabird nesting site."<sup id="cite_ref-nzherald_nesting_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nzherald_nesting-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Pola Island and nearby Pola'uta Ridge are American Samoa's most important nesting and roosting areas for several seabird species. The only breeding colonies of <a href="/wiki/Red-footed_boobies" class="mw-redirect" title="Red-footed boobies">Red-footed boobies</a> in American Samoa are <a href="/wiki/Rose_Atoll" title="Rose Atoll">Rose Atoll</a> and Pola Island including nearby Pola'uta Ridge.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Fai’ivae-2018_7-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fai’ivae-2018-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 59">: 59 </span></sup> </p><p>The Pola region of Vatia is the most important roosting and nesting sites in American Samoa for numerous species of seabirds. Some bird species here include:<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Red-footed_booby" title="Red-footed booby">Red-footed booby</a> (Sula sula)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brown_booby" title="Brown booby">Brown booby</a> (Sula leucogaster)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greater_frigatebird" class="mw-redirect" title="Greater frigatebird">Greater frigatebird</a> (Fregata minor)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lesser_frigatebird" title="Lesser frigatebird">Lesser frigatebird</a> (Fregata ariel)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brown_noddy" title="Brown noddy">Brown noddy</a> (Anous stolidus)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_noddy" title="Black noddy">Black noddy</a> (Anous minutus)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blue-gray_noddy" class="mw-redirect" title="Blue-gray noddy">Blue-gray noddy</a> (Drocelstema cerulea)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gray-backed_Tern" class="mw-redirect" title="Gray-backed Tern">Gray-backed Tern</a> (Stema lunata)</li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/Bridled_tern" title="Bridled tern">Bridled terns</a> are rare visitors in American Samoa, however, they have been recorded at Pola Island. Pola Island is the primary breeding area for <a href="/wiki/Boobies" class="mw-redirect" title="Boobies">boobies</a> and <a href="/wiki/Frigatebirds" class="mw-redirect" title="Frigatebirds">frigatebirds</a> on Tutuila Island.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Hunting">Hunting</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pola_Island&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Hunting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Hunting of <a href="/wiki/Brown_boobies" class="mw-redirect" title="Brown boobies">Brown boobies</a>, known as <i>A'ega o le Pola</i>, was a tradition in the past. However, the birds were over-hunted due to the use of shotguns and remained gone from the Pola area until recently.<sup id="cite_ref-Fai’ivae-2018_7-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fai’ivae-2018-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 66">: 66 </span></sup> The eggs from Brown boobies were considered a delicacy for nearby Vatia residents.<sup id="cite_ref-botany.hawaii.edu_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-botany.hawaii.edu-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pola_Island&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Goldin-2002-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Goldin-2002_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Goldin-2002_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Goldin-2002_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Goldin, Meryl Rose (2002). <i>Field Guide to the Samoan Archipelago: Fish, Wildlife, and Protected Areas</i>. 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title="List of governors of American Samoa">Governor</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/First_Lady_of_American_Samoa" title="First Lady of American Samoa">First Lady</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_American_Samoa" title="Lieutenant Governor of American Samoa">Lieutenant Governor</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/High_Court_of_American_Samoa" title="High Court of American Samoa">High Court</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judiciary_of_American_Samoa" title="Judiciary of American Samoa">Judiciary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Samoa_Department_of_Public_Safety" title="American Samoa Department of Public Safety">Law enforcement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Samoa_Fono" title="American Samoa Fono">Legislature</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_Samoa_House_of_Representatives" title="American Samoa House of Representatives">House of Representatives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Samoa_Senate" title="American Samoa Senate">Senate</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Political_party_strength_in_American_Samoa" title="Political party strength in American Samoa">Political party strength</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_American_Samoa" title="Economy of American Samoa">Economy</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_American_Samoa" title="Telecommunications in American Samoa">Telecommunications</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/.as" title=".as">Internet domain</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transportation_in_American_Samoa" class="mw-redirect" title="Transportation in American Samoa">Transportation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LBJ_Tropical_Medical_Center" title="LBJ Tropical Medical Center">LBJ Tropical Medical Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_American_Samoa_locations_by_per_capita_income" title="List of American Samoa locations by per capita income">Per capita income</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Airports" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_airports_in_American_Samoa" title="List of airports in American Samoa">Airports</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pago_Pago_International_Airport" title="Pago Pago International Airport">Pago Pago Int'l</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fitiuta_Airport" title="Fitiuta Airport">Fitiuta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ofu_Airport" title="Ofu Airport">Ofu</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Closed" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Closed</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tau_Airport" title="Tau Airport">Tau</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_American_Samoa" class="mw-redirect" title="Culture of American Samoa">Culture</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_American_Samoa" title="Demographics of American Samoa">Demographics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_American_Samoa" title="LGBT rights in American Samoa">LGBT rights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_of_Samoa" title="Music of Samoa">Music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samoans" title="Samoans">People</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sports_in_American_Samoa" title="Sports in American Samoa">Sports</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Soccer_in_American_Samoa" title="Soccer in American Samoa">Soccer</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_American_Samoa_territorial_symbols" title="List of American Samoa territorial symbols">Symbols</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Amerika_Samoa" title="Amerika Samoa">Anthem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_American_Samoa" title="Flag of American Samoa">Flag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seal_of_American_Samoa" title="Seal of American Samoa">Seal</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_American_Samoa" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in American Samoa">NRHP listings</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Template:NRHP_listings_in_American_Samoa" title="Template:NRHP listings in American Samoa">Template</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Education</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_Samoa_Department_of_Education" title="American Samoa Department of Education">Dept. of Ed.</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_Samoa_Community_College" title="American Samoa Community College">Community College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leone_High_School" title="Leone High School">Leone HS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samoana_High_School" title="Samoana High School">Samoana HS</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Feleti_Barstow_Public_Library" title="Feleti Barstow Public Library">Feleti Barstow Public Library</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Religion_in_American_Samoa" class="mw-redirect" title="Religion in American Samoa">Religion</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Co-Cathedral_of_St._Joseph_the_Worker_(Fagatogo,_American_Samoa)" title="Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph the Worker (Fagatogo, American Samoa)">Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph the Worker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Congregational_Christian_Church_in_American_Samoa" title="Congregational Christian Church in American Samoa">Congregational Christian Church in AS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Islam_in_American_Samoa" title="Islam in American Samoa">Islam</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_American_Samoa" title="Administrative divisions of American Samoa">Districts</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_District,_American_Samoa" title="Eastern District, American Samoa">Eastern District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_District,_American_Samoa" title="Western District, American Samoa">Western District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manu%CA%BBa_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Manuʻa District">Manuʻa District</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_islands_of_the_United_States#American_Samoa" title="List of islands of the United States">Islands</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tutuila" title="Tutuila">Tutuila</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aunu%CA%BBu" class="mw-redirect" title="Aunuʻu">Aunuʻu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ta%CA%BB%C5%AB" title="Taʻū">Taʻū</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ofu-Olosega" title="Ofu-Olosega">Ofu‑Olosega</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rose_Atoll" title="Rose Atoll">Rose Atoll</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swains_Island" title="Swains Island">Swains Island</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_American_Samoa" title="Administrative divisions of American Samoa">Villages</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/A%CA%BBasu,_American_Samoa" title="Aʻasu, American Samoa">Aʻasu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Afao" class="mw-redirect" title="Afao">Afao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C4%80fono" class="mw-redirect" title="Āfono">Āfono</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Agugulu" class="mw-redirect" title="Agugulu">Agugulu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alao" class="mw-redirect" title="Alao">Alao</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alaufau&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Alaufau (page does not exist)">Alaufau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alega" class="mw-redirect" title="Alega">Ālega</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alofau" class="mw-redirect" title="Alofau">Ālōfau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amalau_Valley" title="Amalau Valley">Amalau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amaluia" class="mw-redirect" title="Amaluia">Amaluia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%CA%BBAmanave" class="mw-redirect" title="ʻAmanave">ʻAmanave</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amaua" class="mw-redirect" title="Amaua">Amaua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amouli" class="mw-redirect" title="Amouli">Āmouli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anua" class="mw-redirect" title="Anua">Ānua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%CA%BBAoa" class="mw-redirect" title="ʻAoa">ʻAoa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A%CA%BBoloau" class="mw-redirect" title="Aʻoloau">Aʻoloau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asili" class="mw-redirect" title="Asili">Asili</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atu%CA%BBu" class="mw-redirect" title="Atuʻu">Atuʻu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aua,_American_Samoa" title="Aua, American Samoa">ʻAūa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%CA%BBAu%CA%BBasi" class="mw-redirect" title="ʻAuʻasi">ʻAuʻasi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A%CA%BBumi" class="mw-redirect" title="Aʻumi">Aʻumi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aunu%CA%BBu" class="mw-redirect" title="Aunuʻu">Aunuʻu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Auto,_American_Samoa" title="Auto, American Samoa">Auto</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Avaio,_American_Samoa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Avaio, American Samoa (page does not exist)">Avaio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Etena,_American_Samoa" class="mw-redirect" title="Etena, American Samoa">Etena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Faga%CA%BBalu" class="mw-redirect" title="Fagaʻalu">Fagaʻalu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Faga%CA%BBitua" class="mw-redirect" title="Fagaʻitua">Fagaʻitua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fagali%CA%BBi" title="Fagaliʻi">Fagaliʻi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fagamalo,_American_Samoa" title="Fagamalo, American Samoa">Fagamalo</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Faganeanea,_American_Samoa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Faganeanea, American Samoa (page does not exist)">Faganeanea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fagas%C4%81,_American_Samoa" title="Fagasā, American Samoa">Fagasā</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fagatogo" class="mw-redirect" title="Fagatogo">Fagatogo</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/Malaloa" class="mw-redirect" title="Malaloa">Malaloa</a>)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Faiava,_American_Samoa" class="mw-redirect" title="Faiava, American Samoa">Faiava</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fa%CA%BBilolo" class="mw-redirect" title="Faʻilolo">Faʻilolo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Faleasao" class="mw-redirect" title="Faleasao">Faleāsao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Faleniu" class="mw-redirect" title="Faleniu">Faleniu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fatumafuti" class="mw-redirect" title="Fatumafuti">Fatumafuti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fitiuta,_American_Samoa" title="Fitiuta, American Samoa">Fitiuta</a> <small>(Maia and Leusoaliʻi)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Futiga" class="mw-redirect" title="Futiga">Fūtiga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%CA%BBIli%CA%BBili" class="mw-redirect" title="ʻIliʻili">ʻIliʻili</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lalomoana" class="mw-redirect" title="Lalomoana">Lalomoana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lauli%CA%BBi,_American_Samoa" title="Lauliʻi, American Samoa">Lauliʻi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leloaloa,_American_Samoa" title="Leloaloa, American Samoa">Leloaloa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leone,_American_Samoa" title="Leone, American Samoa">Leone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luma,_American_Samoa" title="Luma, American Samoa">Lumā</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malaeimi,_American_Samoa" title="Malaeimi, American Samoa">Malaeimi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malaeloa/Aitulagi,_American_Samoa" title="Malaeloa/Aitulagi, American Samoa">Malaeloa/Aitulagi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malaeloa/Ituau" class="mw-redirect" title="Malaeloa/Ituau">Malaeola/Itūʻau</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maloata,_American_Samoa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Maloata, American Samoa (page does not exist)">Mālōatā</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mapusaga,_American_Samoa" title="Mapusaga, American 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