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Discover Poloa in American Samoa
Poloa in the region of Western District is a place located in American Samoa - some 9 mi or ( 15 km ) West of Pago Pago , the country's capital .
Local time in Poloa is now 07:14 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Pacific/Pago Pago " with a UTC offset of -11 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Apia, Utulei, Amanave, Vaitogi, and Fagali'i. When in this area, you might want to check out Apia . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Poloa ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Underwater Tsunami Aftermath--American Samoa
Hi-resolution video also available for download at marinedebris.noaa.gov The first half of this video shows marine debris washed out on to the coral reef offshore of Poloa, a village that was wiped ou ..
Hawaiian Airlines 767 in American Samoa
Hawaiian Airlines 767, departing beautiful American Samoa. Usually this is late overnight flight but today it was a daytime flight. Discovered that this specific plane, # N590HA, flew the first disast ..
American Samoa Tour
This is look at AMERICAN SAMOA 2011 NEW YEARS EVE before the clock strikes 12 Midnight, This for all of you who are home sick and who is serving the Country and abroad hope you all like this clip, bec ..
American Samoa - Vaitogi - Travel and Vacation
Sunday ride out to Vaitogi; Alexya was at dance practice for Pacific Arts Festival. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Poloa, American Samoa
Poloa is a village in American Samoa. It is located at the west side of Tutuila in the Alataua District. The village has approximately 300 citizens. The main denominations in the area are Methodist and Christian. Poloa has one elementary school. According to history, Poloa was one of the poorest village in Samoa. Since American culture was introduced, many Poloa villagers worked at shipyards of Germans and Americans. Poloa is the western terminus of American Samoa Highway 001.
Located at -14.32 -170.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Leone, American Samoa
Leone' is a village on the south-west coast of Tutuila Island, American Samoa.
Located at -14.34 -170.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Western District, American Samoa
The Western District is one of the primary divisions of American Samoa. It consists of the western portion of Tutuila Island. It has a land area of 74.781 km² (28.873 sq mi) and contains 29 villages plus a part of Nu'uuli village. Among these is the largest village of American Samoa, Tafuna, at its eastern end. The district's total population as of the 2000 census was 32,435.
Located at -14.32 -170.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
WVUV (AM)
WVUV was a radio station licensed to serve the community of Leone, American Samoa. The station, established in 1942, was owned and operated by South Seas Broadcasting, Inc. , when its broadcast license was cancelled in 2011. WVUV was a sister station to NBC TV station KKHJ-LP, which went by the WVUV-LP callsign until 2008.
Located at -14.36 -170.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
KJAL
KJAL is a radio station broadcasting a Religious radio format. Licensed to Tafuna, American Samoa, it serves the American Samoa area. The station is currently owned by Asia Pacific Media Ministries and licensed to the District Council of the Assemblies of God in American Samoa. The station signed on in 2002 as WDJD but was forced by the FCC to change to a "K" callsign to conform with most other US-licensed radio stations located in the Pacific.
Located at -14.36 -170.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
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