101. Samoa - Definition Of Samoa By The Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus And Encyclo Definition of samoa in the Online Dictionary. Meaning of samoa. What does samoamean? samoa/Communications samoa/Economy samoa/geography http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Samoa

Domain='thefreedictionary.com' word='Samoa' Your help is needed: American Red Cross The Salvation Army join mailing list webmaster tools Word (phrase): Word Starts with Ends with Definition subscription: Dictionary/ thesaurus Computing dictionary Medical dictionary Legal dictionary Financial dictionary Acronyms Columbia encyclopedia Wikipedia encyclopedia ... encyclopedia Samoa Also found in: Columbia Wikipedia Hutchinson 0.01 sec. Page tools Printer friendly Cite / link Email Feedback Sa·mo·a (s -m An island group of the southern Pacific Ocean east-northeast of Fiji, divided between Samoa , a sovereign nation, and American Samoa , a territory of the United States. The islands were originally populated by Polynesians perhaps as early as 1000 b.c. and were first sighted by European explorers in 1722. Dual administration of the archipelago was established by treaty in 1899. Sa·mo·a (s -m Formerly Western Samoa An island country of the southern Pacific Ocean comprising the western Samoa Islands. The islands were discovered and visited by the Dutch and the French in the 18th century. The eastern islands were annexed by the United States in 1899 as American Samoa, with the western islands going to Germany. Occupied by New Zealand during World War I, the western islands were later administered as a League of Nations mandate and a UN trust territory. Western Samoa achieved independence as a constitutional monarchy in 1962, and in 1997 the country's name was formally changed to Samoa. Apia, on Upolu Island, is the capital. Population: 178,000.

102. The World Factbook Page On Western Samoa, Section: Geography Western samoa. (½ Thumbnail of Flag). geography. Location Oceania, group ofislands in the South Pacific Ocean, about onehalf of the way from Hawaii to http://www.dlhoffman.com/publiclibrary/factbook96/factbook/ws-l.htm

Western Samoa Geography Location: Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand Geographic coordinates: 13 35 S, 172 20 W Map references: Oceania Area: total area: 2,860 sq km land area: 2,850 sq km comparative area: slightly smaller than Rhode Island Land boundaries: km Coastline: 403 km Maritime claims: exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm International disputes: none Climate: tropical; rainy season (October to March), dry season (May to October) Terrain: narrow coastal plain with volcanic, rocky, rugged mountains in interior lowest point: Pacific Ocean m highest point: Mauga Silisili 1,857 m Natural resources: hardwood forests, fish Land use: arable land: permanent crops: meadows and pastures: forest and woodland: other: Irrigated land: NA sq km Environment: current issues: soil erosion natural hazards: occasional typhoons; active volcanism international agreements: party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection Western Samoa

103. The World Factbook Page On American Samoa, Section: Geography American samoa. (½ Thumbnail of Flag) (territory of the US). geography. LocationOceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about onehalf of http://www.dlhoffman.com/publiclibrary/factbook96/factbook/aq-l.htm

American Samoa (territory of the US) Geography Location: Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand Geographic coordinates: 14 20 S, 170 00 W Map references: Oceania Area: total area: 199 sq km land area: 199 sq km comparative area: slightly larger than Washington, DC note: includes Rose Island and Swains Island Land boundaries: km Coastline: 116 km Maritime claims: exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm International disputes: none Climate: tropical marine, moderated by southeast trade winds; annual rainfall averages 124 inches; rainy season from November to April, dry season from May to October; little seasonal temperature variation Terrain: five volcanic islands with rugged peaks and limited coastal plains, two coral atolls (Rose Island, Swains Island) lowest point: Pacific Ocean m highest point: Lata 966 m Natural resources: pumice, pumicite Land use: arable land: permanent crops: meadows and pastures: forest and woodland: other: Irrigated land: NA sq km Environment: current issues: limited natural fresh water resources; in many areas of the island, water supplies come from roof catchments

104. Research In Davey Jones' Locker Bathymetry Tutuila, American samoa geography Master of Science Thesis, Spring2004 Marine sanctuary exploration and mapping (American samoa) http://dusk2.geo.orst.edu/djl/discov.html

home port rogues booty voyages ... email the captain Current/Recent Research Projects and Data Archives from the Lab (in reverse chronological order, kind of) Submersible dive series to coral reefs of Tutuila, American Samoa, July 2005 funded by NOAA Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory (HURL) web site Arctic Archive for Geophysical Research: Unlocking Undersea Knowledge (AAGRUUK) NSF abstract preliminary web site project will be incorporating Minnesota MapServer and Storage Resource Broker Book project: Place Matters: Geospatial Tools for Marine Science, Conservation, and Management in the Pacific Northwest (OSU Press), Summer 2005 web site Order online "Using an Internet Map Server and Coastal Remote Sensing for Education" Geography Master of Science Research Project, Spring 2005 "Building and Sharing Spatial Metaphors for the Catalogue of Oregon Marine and Coastal Information (COMCI)" Geography Master of Science Research Project, Spring 2005 "Introducing Geographic Information Systems to Grass Seed Growers in the Willamette Valley of Oregon" Geography Master of Science Thesis, Spring 2005

105. CIA WORLD FACTBOOK 1995 Via The Libraries Of The University Of Match 261 DB Rec 7713 Dataset-WOFACT Title Western samoa Text Western samoaGeography Location Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, http://permanent.access.gpo.gov/lps35389/1995/wf950260.htm

106. Brief History Of The Island Areas text adapted from the Census Bureau s Geographic Areas Reference Manual (GARM) Since 1981, American samoa has been represented in the US House of http://www.census.gov/population/www/proas/pr_ia_hist.html

This script opens a separate window with the Census 2000 glossary Census 2000 Gateway Glossary Brief History of the Island Areas [text adapted from the Census Bureau's Geographic Areas Reference Manual (GARM)] American Samoa American Samoa is an unorganized, unincorporated territory of the United States. It consists of five major volcanic islands and two coral atolls (see Figure 1) that lie in the heart of Polynesia, 2,500 miles south-southwest of Honolulu and 1,800 miles north-northeast of New Zealand. It is the only U.S. jurisdiction that lies south of the equator. Tutuila Island, which contains the historic capital of Pago Pago, the seat of government at Fagatogo, and the office of the Governor at Utulei, encompasses 70 percent of American Samoa's 77.3 square miles and over 95 percent of its 46,773 inhabitants (see Figure 1). In 1839, the visit of an American naval vessel marked the first official United States contact with this area. In 1872, the need for a coaling station brought about an agreement between the commander of the U.S. naval vessel Narragansett and the chief of Pago Pago; although the agreement was never ratified by the U.S. Senate, it prevented other nations from making claims on Pago Pago Harbor as international competition for bases in the South Pacific increased.

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