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Swain [ = Gente Hermosa ].
Tau
Mamua.
Mamma-tele.
Omanooau.
Opoun.
Tootooellah [= Tutuila].
Tootoilah [= Tutuila].
Tootooillah [= Tutuila].
Tou-tou-Ila [= Tutuila].
Tutuila
Maouna.
Tootooellah.
Tootoilah.
Tootooillah.
Tou-tou-Ila.
Tutyella.
Tutyella [ = Tutuila ].
Upolima [ = Apolima ].
Upolu
Oahtooak.
Oahtooha.
Oatooh.
Ohatooa.
Ojalava.
Ojatava.
Olajava.
Opoloo.
Opolu.
Opoulou.
Oyolava.
Vatia { small; high; rocky; off n. coast of Tutuila.
{ largest of Mamua group; 14 mi. circ.; dome-shaped; 2500 ft. high; well watered, with rich vegetation, including many cocoanut groves on n. w. side. Belongs to U. S.
{ 17 x 5 mi.; Mataafo peak is "2133" or "2359" ft. high;
volcanic; some low country on s. w. side; inhab. Belongs
to U. S. The government of the U. S. keeps a naval ves-
sel here, and a naval officer acts as governor. Islets
are Aumuu, Bartlett, Goat, Vatia. The island of Tutuila
is wooded, more or less. The harbor of Pago Pago (or
Pangopango) is here.
39 1/2 x 8 mi.; 3200 ft. high; wooded; Apia is principal port
of the group. Subject to hurricanes. Was German, but now
British (under New Zealand). Islets are: Albatross, Fanaa-
tapu, Manono, Namua, Nuulua, Nutele, and Satalo.