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171° W 170° W 169° W 168° W 11° S 11° S Swains 108th Congress of the United States Island American Samoa Swains Island SWAINS ISLAND Swains SWAINS 12° S ISLAND 12° S Scale: 1:15,000 0 0.25 Kilometers 0 0.25 Miles Ofu, Olosega, and Ta'u Islands P a c i f i c O c e a n OFU Sili OLOSEGA Ofu NP of American Samoa Olosega Rt 20 Tutuila and Aunu'u Islands MANU'A FALEASAO Maia Faleasao Luma 13° S NP of American Samoa 13° S FITIUTA Leusoali'i TA'U Si'ufaga EASTERN VAIFANUA MA'OPUTASI Vatia Bay VAIFANUA Afono Masausi NP of Bay Masefau Tula Scale: 1:120,000 American Samoa Bay Onenoa Vatia Aoa 0 2 Kilometers Masefau Sa'ilele Bay Afono Alao A Aoa A Leloaloa m Faga'itua u 0 2 Miles Anua Rt 001 A a a Aua A u s A u li i ITUAU v a u l t o Pago Pago Atu'u e a o Fagaitua m i Harbor g o Alofau A a Bay Utumea Pago East LEASINA o Aumi Fagasa i g i' Bay o l Pago t u Aunu'u WESTERN a Utulei a g L a lu F a'a Fagasa Fag Ma F tu'u aga nea Fatumafuti Fagamalo nea Aoloau Aasu Nu'uuli SA'OLE LEALATAUA Maloata Malaeimi SUA u fo Fagali'i a g Nua Asili a a Pala Poloa s p Lagoon a u e o i p s l Afao e u a Amanave o l l M M i a a m Faleniu F R A t 009 Malaeloa/ Tafuna Aitulagi Rose Island Agugulu Leone Pava'ia'i Utumea West Se'etaga Malaeloa/Ituau Ili'ili Futiga V ai Vaitogi loa tai Taputimu TUALAUTA Scale: 1:130,000 0 2 Kilometers TUALATAI 0 2 Miles ROSE ISLAND 14° S ROSE ISLAND 14° S Legend Ofu Scale: 1:10,000 Olosega 0 0.25 Kilometers Ta'u American Samoa 0 0.25 Miles Tutuila Aunu'u MANU'A Island, District SUA County Leloaloa Village 170° W 169° W NP of American Samoa National Park Service Land Water Body Stream Major Road Other Road Rose Scale: 1:515,000 Island 0 5 10 15 20 25 Kilometers Congressional districts are those in effect for the 108th Congress of the United States 0 5 10 15 20 25 Miles (January 2003-2005); all other legal boundaries and names are as of January 1, 2000. The boundaries shown on this map are for Census Bureau statistical data collection and tabulation purposes only; their depiction and designation for statistical purposes does not constitute a determination of jurisdictional authority or rights of ownership or entitlement. Source: U.S. Census Bureau's TIGER database (Census 2000) Projection: State-based Alber's Equal Area Prepared by the Geography Division 171° W 168° W.

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