Samoan Islands
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The Samoan Islands are an archipelago covering 3,030 km2 in the central South Pacific, forming part of Polynesia and of the wider region of Oceania. Administratively, the archipelago comprises all of
German, British and American warships in Apia harbour, 1899
Young man dressed as a manaia, the son of a Samoan chief (matai), c. 1890–1910. (photo by Thomas Andrew)
Tonga Trench south of the Samoa Islands and north of New Zealand.
Mt Matavanu volcanic eruption on Savai'i island, 1905
Manuʻa Islands
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The Manuʻa Islands, or the Manuʻa tele, in the Samoan Islands, consists of three main islands: Taʻū, Ofu and Olosega. The latter two are separated only by the shallow, 137-meter-wide Āsaga Strait, and
The Islands of Ofu and Olosega viewed from the village of Sili along the north shore of Olosega. The middle peak is Sunuʻitao on Ofu, across the narrow strait at Asaga from Olosega (foreground and mountain on left)
Ofu Beach on Ofu Island
Samoan fale in the Manu'a island group, showing thatched roof and woven pola blinds, circa 1890 - 1910.See also: Architecture of Samoa