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Explore Afono in American Samoa
Afono in the region of Eastern District with its 527 inhabitants is a town in American Samoa - some 4 mi or ( 6 km ) East of Pago Pago , the country's capital city .
Current time in Afono is now 07:17 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Pacific/Pago Pago " with a UTC offset of -11 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Apia, Afao, Alao, Anasosopo, and Aumi. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Apia . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Afono ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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The New Improved Pacific Arts Festival video
Our original Pacific Arts Festival video was very compressed and not very good quality. As we have now found a fast link, here is a better version. Enjoy... ..
American Samoa - Flag Day 2009
Teaser trailer for an upcoming documentary project to include the US Territory of American Samoa among other Pacific Island, Alaskan Native, and Native American peoples.Copyright 2010. Wide Angle Stud ..
Tuna Purse Seiner
Off loading tuna in Samoa one fish at a time. This boat was loaded with Yellowfin and Skipjack aka Chunk light tuna. ..
Pago Pago Sail Away & Tugs
This is from Pacific Dawn sailing away from Pago Pago 27/3/09. The tugs and Pacific Dawn had a horn battle. Pago Pago is a very pretty place, the port was amazing. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Eastern District, American Samoa
The Eastern District is one of the primary divisions of American Samoa. It consists of the eastern portion of Tutuila, American Samoa's largest island, plus the island of Aunu'u. The district has a land area of 67.027 km² (25.879 sq mi) and a 2000 census population of 23,441. It contains 34 villages plus a portion of Nu'uuli village. Among these are Pago Pago, Fagatogo, and Utulei.
Located at -14.27 -170.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Rainmaker Mountain
Rainmaker Mountain (also known as North Pioa Mountain) is the name of a mountain located near Pago Pago, American Samoa on Tutuila Island. The mountain is a volcanic feature known as a trachyte plug. This means that it is a volcanic intrusion made of extrusive igneous rocks having alkali feldspar and minor mafic minerals as the main components and a fine-grained, generally porphyritic texture. The average annual rainfall on the mountain is around 200 inches (5 m).
Located at -14.28 -170.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
KSBS-FM
KSBS-FM is Samoa's first commercial FM radio station broadcasting a variety format including local Polynesian, oldies, easy listening music. KSBS-FM broadcasts religious programming on Sunday mornings as well as hourly news from BBC, NPR, VOA, Radio Australia and Radio New Zealand International. Licensed by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to Pago Pago, American Samoa, it serves the general American Samoa area. Also known as "Island 92", KSBS-FM is owned by Samoa Technologies.
Located at -14.29 -170.66 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
KVZK-2
KVZK-2 is the local PBS member station for Pago Pago and American Samoa, broadcasting in NTSC on VHF channel 2. KVZK-2 is owned by the Government of American Samoa, which also operates KVZK-4 and KVZK-5, offering programming from ABC, CBS and, before KKHJ-LP's acquisition, NBC. Despite the odd call-letter arrangement, KVZK-2 is, in fact, a valid United States call sign.
Located at -14.27 -170.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Utulei, American Samoa
Utulei is a village in American Samoa. Located there are the governor's office and the Rainmaker Hotel.
Located at -14.29 -170.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
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