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Samoa, [note 1] officially the Independent State of Samoa [note 2] and until 1997 known as Western Samoa (Samoan: Sāmoa i Sisifo), is an island country in Polynesia, consisting of two main islands (Savai'i and Upolu); two smaller, inhabited islands (Manono and Apolima); and several smaller, uninhabited islands, including the Aleipata Islands ...
Nov 23, 2020 · Samoa lies to the south of the Equator and is geographically positioned in the Western hemisphere and Southern hemisphere of the Earth. It is located to the west of American Samoa, to the northeast of New Zealand and to the southwest of Hawaii.
Sep 10, 2024 · Samoa, country in the central South Pacific Ocean, among the westernmost of the island countries of Polynesia. Samoa gained its independence from New Zealand in 1962 after more than a century of foreign influence and domination, but it remains a member of the Commonwealth. Its capital is Apia.
Samoa, group of Polynesian islands and islets in the south-central Pacific Ocean about 1,600 miles (2,600 km) northeast of New Zealand. American Samoa, a dependency of the United States, consists of the six islands east of longitude 171° W, including Tutuila.
Samoa is located on the Oceania continent in the Southern Hemisphere. The country is situated in the South Pacific Ocean about 3,000 km (1,864 miles) northeast of New Zealand and 3,700 km (2,300 miles) southwest of Hawaii. Samoa is also 1,534 km (953 miles) south of the Equator.
The Samoan Islands (Samoan: Motu o Sāmoa) are an archipelago covering 3,030 km 2 (1,170 sq mi) in the central South Pacific, forming part of Polynesia and of the wider region of Oceania.
Sep 3, 2024 · Location. Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand. Geographic coordinates. 13 35 S, 172 20 W. Map references. Oceania. Area. total : 2,831 sq km. land: 2,821 sq km. water: 10 sq km. comparison ranking: total 177. Area - comparative.
Samoa, officially Independent State of Samoa formerly Western Samoa, Island country, central South Pacific Ocean, among the westernmost of the island nations of Polynesia. Area: 1,093 sq mi (2,830 sq km). Population: (2024 est.) 210,800. Capital: Apia, on Upolu Island.
Dec 19, 2023 · BBC. The Independent State of Samoa is made up of nine volcanic islands, two of which - Savai'i and Upolu - make up more than 99% of the land. It was governed by New Zealand until its people...
Oct 27, 2023 · The Independent State of Samoa is made up of nine volcanic islands, two of which - Savai'i and Upolu - make up more than 99% of the land. It was governed by New Zealand until its people...
