!!!American Samoa: Geography
||Location|Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and New Zealand
||Geographic Coordinates|14 20 S, 170 00 W[{GoogleMap location='-14.333333,-170.0' zoom='4'}]
||Land boundaries|0 km
||Coastline|116 km
||Elevation Extremes|''lowest point: ''Pacific Ocean 0 m\\''highest point: ''Lata Mountain 964 m
||Highest Mountains|
||Terrain|five volcanic islands with rugged peaks and limited coastal plains, two coral atolls (Rose Island, Swains Island)
||Natural Hazards|typhoons common from December to March volcanism: limited volcanic activity on the Ofu and Olosega Islands; neither has erupted since the 19th century
||Natural Resource|pumice, pumicite
||Land Use|''arable land: ''9.5%\\''permanent crops: ''15%\\''other: ''75.5% (2011)
||Climate|tropical marine, moderated by southeast trade winds; annual rainfall averages about 3 m; rainy season (November to April), dry season (May to October); little seasonal temperature variation
||Irrigated Land|NA
||Renewable Water Resources|NA
||Environment_CurrentIssues|limited natural freshwater resources; the water division of the government has spent substantial funds in the past few years to improve water catchments and pipelines
||Environment - international agreements|NA
||Large Cities|
||Geography-note|Pago Pago has one of the best natural deepwater harbors in the South Pacific Ocean, sheltered by shape from rough seas and protected by peripheral mountains from high winds; strategic location in the South Pacific Ocean