Place details
Place nameAmerican Sāmoa
Other namesSamoa, Amerikaans Samoa, Amerikanisch-Samoa, Amerika Samoa, Samoa Americana, Samoa américaines, ASM, AS, ISO016, Eastern Samoa
Latitude-14.317
Longitude-170.5
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Comprises E Samoa Islands; aboriginal inhabitants are Polynesians closely related to peoples of Hawaii, Tahiti, Tonga & New Zealand; was ruled by native chiefs until claim to islands was disputed by Britain, Germany & the USA in 19th cen.; languages are English & Samoan (Malayo-Polynesian).