Samoa: Geography#
| Location | Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and New Zealand |
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| Geographic Coordinates | 13 35 S, 172 20 W -13.583333,-172.33333 |
| Area | total: 2,831 sq km land: 2,821 sq km water: 10 sq km We are unable to verify those figures from Factbook, since the 6 main sources we used for checking give different figures as follows: Factbook: 2831 DBpedia: 2831 Geoname: 2944 Infoplease: 2944 Britannica: 2785 Wolfram: 2831 Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org |
| Land boundaries | 0 km |
| Coastline | 403 km |
| Elevation Extremes | lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Mount Silisili 1,857 m |
| Highest Mountains | As there is no entry in Wolfram we are listing mountain list of Geonames only: According to Geonames: Mount Siope 1813 m; Mount Mata'age 1681 m; Mount Mua 1538 m; Mount Fa'ani 1305 m; Mount Mana'omia 1255 m Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org |
| Terrain | two main islands (Savaii, Upolu) and several smaller islands and uninhabited islets; narrow coastal plain with volcanic, rocky, rugged mountains in interior |
| Natural Hazards | occasional typhoons; active volcanism volcanism: Savai'I Island (elev. 1,858 m), which last erupted in 1911, is historically active |
| Natural Resource | hardwood forests, fish, hydropower |
| Land Use | arable land: 2.82% permanent crops: 7.75% other: 89.44% (2011) |
| Climate | tropical; rainy season (November to April), dry season (May to October) |
| Irrigated Land | NA |
| Renewable Water Resources | NA |
| Environment_CurrentIssues | soil erosion, deforestation, invasive species, overfishing |
| Environment - international agreements | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
| Large Cities | Due to difference in city rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists : According to Wolfram: Apia; Vaitele; Faleasiu; Vailele; Leauvaa According to Geonames: Apia ; Asau; Mulifanua ; Faleula; Siusega Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org Important Cities |
| Geography-note | occupies an almost central position within Polynesia |