Samoan Islands
archipelago covering 3,030 km² (1,170 sq mi) in the central South Pacific, forming part of Polynesia and the wider region of Oceania
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Summary
Samoan Islands is an archipelago[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of archipelago entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,192 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Samoa[3], United States[4], American Samoa[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Pacific Ocean[6]
- Commons category: Samoa Islands[7]
- Located in time zone: UTC−11:00[8]
- Has part(s): Vailulu'u[9], Manono Island[10], Upolu[11]
- Highest point: Silisili[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Samoan Islands[13]
- Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[16], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[17], The American Cyclopædia[18], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[19], New International Encyclopedia[20]
- Elevation above sea level: 1858 m[21]
- Area: 3030 km²[22]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Samoan Islands include American Samoa[23], an unincorporated territory of the United States[24], in United States[25], founded in 1899[26] and Clinostigma samoense[27], a taxon[28].
Why It Matters
Samoan Islands has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]
Entities named for it include American Samoa[23], an unincorporated territory of the United States[24], in United States[25], founded in 1899[26] and Clinostigma samoense[27], a taxon[28].