General notes on South Pacific island groups
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-147- 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.