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| Samoa The Heart of the South Pacific |
Located approximately 2600 miles south-west of Hawaii, America Samoa, the only U.S. Territory south of the equator, consist of five rugged, highly eroded volcanic islands, and two coral atolls. The population of 60,000 or more is spread over a land area of 76 square miles with most people living on the main Island of Tutuilla. The volcanic island of Tutuilla is the largest island that comprise America Samoa. |
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Tuna processing is by far the largest private-sector employer in American Samoa. Many of the other private-sector jobs provide goods or services to the tuna processors. Charlie the Tuna, was created in 1961. |
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Pago Pago Harbor, a collapsed volcanic caldera, is one of the largest harbors in the South Pacific. Large container ships arrive weekly. Some of the islanders utilize empty containers. |
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Over 2000 students attend the Samoana High School. There are over 10,000 students and each all the wear the lava lava (wrap). The men in Samoa wear the Vatoga Ie (pocket skirt). Several cruisers decided to follow suite. |
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Kip rescued this juvenile tropic bird from the bay. He couldn't fly, his wings were covered with oil so he gave him a bubble bath. We kept him in the cockpit, fed him fresh fish three times a day with a few drops of water. We named him Basil and he was with us a week and one morning after his breakfast he flew away. We were sad but thrilled to send him back a healthy bird. |
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Check out the Photo Gallery part one part two for more pictures. |
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