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American Samoa

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2020-07-01

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Hook, Milton

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American Samoa is located in the south-central Pacific Ocean approximately 1,600 miles (2,600 kilometers) northeast of New Zealand and 2,200 miles (3,500 kilometers) southwest of Hawaii. American Samoa includes the inhabited islands of TutuilaTau, Olosega, Ofu, and Aunuu. Swains Island an inhabited coral atoll about 280 miles (450 kilometers) northwest of Tutuila, was made a part of American Samoa in 1925. The capital of American Samoa is Pago Pago on the island of Tutuila.

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Hook, M. (2020). American Samoa. In D. Trim (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Seventh-day Adventists. Retrieved from https://encyclopedia.adventist.org/

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Encyclopedia of Seventh-day Adventists

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2690-8514

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