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A Gazetteer of Samoa

The following information has been extracted from the US National Imagery and Mapping Agency's GEONet names server. It is presented in the form of geographical feature name [and variants of that place name] and the type of feature it represents. Some of the entries in the database appear a little bit peculiar, but since this is the only source of data we have yet found which is in the public domain we will just have to live with it.

The map is courtesy of the Xerox PARC MapWeb Server.

Clicking on a name will refresh the map, and display the approximate location of the place or feature you are interested in. Because the NIMA database is only accurate to the nearest second of a degree, do not be suprised is a coastal village actually appears to be in the sea.


A'ana (administrative district)
A'ana Reef (reef)
Afenga [Afega] (village/town)
Afiamalu (village/town)
Afutina (mountain)
Aganoa (village/town)
Ahners (village/town)
Aiga-i-le-Tai [Aigoiletai] (administrative district)
Alaloa (village/town)
Alataua [Alataua Isisifo] (administrative district)
Albatross Islet [Albatross Island] (island)
Aleipata (administrative district)
Aleipata Road (road)
Alelai Point [Alelai] (point)
Alelupe Bay [Lepu] (bay)
Ali (cove)
Amaile (village/town)
Anaota (mountain)
Aopo (village/town)
Apia (PPLC)
Apia Harbour, [Apia Harbor, Apia Bay] (bay)
Apolima [Apolima Island] (island)
Apolima Lagoon (lagoon)
Apolima Strait (STRT)
Ariadne Point (point)
Asaga (village/town)
Asau Bay [Asau Harbor] (bay)
Asi [Asi Island] (island)
Atoe (village/town)
Atua (administrative district)
Atufiu (point)
Auala [Amvalea] (village/town)
Aufaga (village/town)
Ava Fuinu'u [Fuinuu Pass] (channel)
Ava Mataoge (channel)
Ava Oaga [Oaga Passage, Oaga Pass] (channel)
Ava Sinasina (channel)
Ava Tuleiga [Tuloiga Passage] (channel)
Avalua [Avalua Island] (island)
Avao (village/town)
Avata (village/town)
Avatele Pass (channel)
Aveavai (cove)

Bluff Point (point)
Branleer (estate)

Cape Asuisui [Asuisui] (cape)
Cape Faleula [Falula, Faleula Point] (cape)
Cape Fatuosofia (cape)
Cape Horn (cape)
Cape Le Mu (cape)
Cape Matafotufotu [Cape Malafotufolu] (cape)
Cape Mauga [Mauga] (cape)
Cape Mulinuu [Cape Falealupo, Falealupo] (cape)
Cape Mulitapu'ili (cape)
Cape Nuutoi (cape)
Cape Olionono [Cape Oloinono] (cape)
Cape Paepaeoleia [South East Cape, Cape Paepaealeia, Cape Paeapaealeia] (cape)
Cape Papalaulelei [Papalaulei, Palapala] (cape)
Cape Papaloa [Emmon's Point, Emmon Point, East Point] (cape)
Cape Pua-a [Tonga Point, Cape Puava] (cape)
Cape Sa'eiva'a [Saeivaa Point] (cape)
Cape Salia (cape)
Cape Swains (cape)
Cape Tapaga [Tapanga Point, Tapaga Point]] (cape)
Cape Tasisia [Cape Tagisia , Rocky Point] (cape)
Cape Tuasivi [Tuasiui, Cape] (cape)
Cape Utumau'u (cape)
Cape Vailaoa [Cape Availaoa, Availaoa] (cape)
Casino Islet [Casino Island] (island)
Clilate River [Clilate] (stream)

East Point (point)
East Reef (reef)
Etemuli (village/town)
Eva (village/town)
Ewa Point (point)

Faani (mountain)
Fa'asaleleaga (administrative district)
Faga (village/town)
Fagafau (village/town)
Fagaiofu (village/town)
Fagalele Bay (bay)
Fagalepolu (reef)
Fagali'I [Fangalii] (village/town)
Fagali'i Bay [Fangalii Bay] (bay)
Fagali'i River [Fagali'I, Fangalii River] (stream)
Fagaloa (village/town)
Fagaloa Bay [Fangaloa Bay] (bay)
Fagamalo (village/town)
Faiaai (village/town)
Falealili (administrative district)
Falealili Harbour [Falealili Harbor, Falealeali Harbour] (bay)
Falealupo (administrative district)
Falealupo [Vaotupua] (village/town)
Falealupo Road [Felialupo Road, Falialupo Road, Falealupo] (road)
Falease'ela (village/town)
Falease'ela River [Falease'ela] (stream)
Faleasi'u (village/town)
Faleasi'u (village/town)
Faleata (village/town)
Faleata River [Faleata] (stream)
Faleatiu (village/town)
Falefa [Falifa] (village/town)
Falefa Falls (reef)
Falefa Harbour [Falifa Harbour, Falefa Harbor] (bay)
Falefa River [Falefa] (stream)
Falelatai (village/town)
Falelatai Reef (village/town)
Falelima (village/town)
Faleolo (village/town)
Faleolo (village/town)
Falepouma'a (village/town)
Falepuga (village/town)
Falepuna [Faleapunga, Faleapuna] (village/town)
Faleu (MSSN)
Faleula [Falula] (village/town)
Faleulu (village/town)
Faleulu (village/town)
Falevai (village/town)
Falevao (village/town)
Fanuatapu [Tapu Tapu, Fanuatapu Island] (island)
Fao Peak [Fao Mountain] (peak)
Fasito'otai (village/town)
Fasito'otai (village/town)
Fasitoouta [Fasitouta] (village/town)
Fatumaga Point [Fatumana, Falumaga Point] (point)
Fatuvalu [Safune] (village/town)
Fausaga (village/town)
Foa Bay [Foa] (bay)
Foa Tafaga [Fa Tafaga] (cove)
Foailalo [Foalelo, Foa Lalo] (village/town)
Foailuga [Foa Luga] (village/town)
Fogasavaii [Fogosa Vaii] (village/town)
Fogatuli (village/town)
Fuailalo (village/town)
Fuiavea (mountain)
Fuluasou River [Fuluasou, Faluasu River] (stream)
Fusi (village/town)
Fusi (village/town)
Futuanava (island)

Gagaemalae (village/town)
Gagaemalae Point (point)
Gaga'emauga (administrative district)
Gagaifomauga [Gagaifomaga] (administrative district)
Gaogao (village/town)
Gasegase River [Gasegase] (stream)
Gataivai [Gaitavai] (village/town)
Gautavai (village/town)

Hell Point (point)

Iliili (village/town)
Independent State of Samoa [Malo Sa'oloto Tuto'atasi o Samoa, Western Samoa, Samoa i Sisifo, Samoa] (PCLI)
Itu Anoamaa [Atua Itu Anoamaa] (administrative district)
Iva (village/town)

Juno Rock (rock)

Laloanea (lake)
Lalomalava (village/town)
Lalomanu (village/town)
Lalomauga (village/town)
Lalomauga (village/town)
Lalomauga [Lalamauga] (mountain)
Lalovi (village/town)
Lanafala (village/town)
Lano [Lauo] (village/town)
Lanutata (lake)
Lanutoo [Lanotoo] (mountain)
Lara Lafa (village/town)
Lata (village/town)
Lata Point (point)
Lataiuta (village/town)
Lataiuta [Lata Uta] (mountain)
Lauli'i (village/town)
Lauli'i River [Lauli'I] (stream)
Le Pu (LCTY)
Leading Peak (peak)
Leagiagi [Leagiaga] (village/town)
Lealaalii (village/town)
Lealatele (administrative district)
Leava'a [Leauva'a] (village/town)
Leaveave (village/town)
Lefaga (village/town)
Lefaga Bay [Lefanga Bay] (bay)
Lelepa (village/town)
Lepa (village/town)
Lepa (village/town)
Lepa Ma Lotofaga [Lopa Ma Lototanga] (administrative district)
Lepea (village/town)
Lesolo (point)
Letaupe (village/town)
Letogo [Letongo] (village/town)
Letogo River [Letogo, Letongo River] (stream)
Letui (village/town)
Leulumoega [Leulumoenga] (village/town)
Leuo Point [Leuo] (point)
Leusoalii (village/town)
Leutuutu (LCTY)
Levi (village/town)
Levi (village/town)
Lona (village/town)
Lona Cataract (administrative district)
Lotofaga [Lotofanga] (village/town)
Lotofaga [Lotofanga] (village/town)
Luatuanu'u (village/town)
Lufilufi (village/town)

Maasina [Masima] (village/town)
Maauga (village/town)
Mafafa (village/town)
Magia [Mangia] (village/town)
Magiagi (village/town)
Malaemalu (village/town)
Malaeola (village/town)
Malaetele (village/town)
Malata Berg [Malata Mountain] (mountain)
Malaulano See (mountain)
Malauli (village/town)
Malie (village/town)
Malololelei (village/town)
Malua (village/town)
Malua Entrance (channel)
Manao Mia (mountain)
Manase (village/town)
Maniani (village/town)
Maninoa (village/town)
Manono [Manono Island, Manona] (island)
Manono Anchorage (anchorage)
Manunu (village/town)
Mataaga (mountain)
Matafangatele (village/town)
Matafele (village/town)
Matailiili (village/town)
Matanofo (village/town)
Matapunga (village/town)
Matatufu (village/town)
Matautu (village/town)
Matautu (village/town)
Matautu (village/town)
Matautu (village/town)
Matautu Bay [Mataatu Harbor] (bay)
Matautu Point (point)
Matavai (stream)
Matavai (village/town)
Matavai [Asaua] (village/town)
Matavai, Alia (stream)
Matavanu (mountain)
Matega Stream (stream)
Mauga Afi [Mount Mauga Afi] (mountain)
Mauga Fiamoe [Mount Fiamoe] (mountain)
Mauga Silisili [Mount Silisili Mount Mauga Silisili] (mountain)
Maungaloa [Mount Maungaloa, Mount Maugaloa] (mountain)
Misamala (mountain)
Moamoa (village/town)
Moata'a [Mootaa] (village/town)
Mohican Point (point)
Mohican Shoal (sand bank)
Motootua (village/town)
Mount Afolau (mountain)
Mount Fito [Fito] (mountain)
Mount Lanomoa (mountain)
Mount Lanutata [Mount Lano Atata] (mountain)
Mount Lauti (mountain)
Mount Le Pue [Le Pue] (mountain)
Mount Mafane [Mafane] (mountain)
Mount Olemaga [Olemaga] (mountain)
Mount Parasit (mountain)
Mount Sigaele [Sigaele] (mountain)
Mount Siope [Siope] (mountain)
Mount Tafatafao (mountain)
Mount Tali Toelau (mountain)
Mount Teelagi [Teelagi] (mountain)
Mount Toiavea [Toiavea] (mountain)
Mount Vaaifetu [Vaaifetu] (mountain)
Mount Vaea [Vaea Mountain, Mount Apia] (mountain)
Mount Vailele [Vailele Mountain, Vailele Berg] (mountain)
Mulifanua (village/town)
Mulifanua Harbour [Mulifanua Harbor] (anchorage)
Mulifanua Plantation (estate)
Mulimauga (mountain)
Mulinuu (village/town)
Mulinuu Peninsula (peninsula)
Mulivai [Malivai] (village/town)
Mulivau River [Mulivau, Mulivai River] (stream)
Musumusu (village/town)
Mutiatele [Muliatele] (village/town)

Nallutatu (village/town)
Namo (village/town)
Namoa (village/town)
Namua [Namua Island] (island)
Naneivi [Naneiri] (village/town)
Nautilus Bank (ISLS)
Nefunefu (village/town)
Neiafu (village/town)
Niss Reef (reef)
Nofoalii (village/town)
Nonoa (stream)
Nu'u (village/town)
Nuu Lealea (rock)
Nuualaga [Muualuga Point] (point)
Nuulopa [Nuulopa Islet, Nulopa Islet] (island)
Nu'ulua [Nuulua Island, Nuuluai Island] (island)
Nuusafee [Satalo] (island)
Nuusuatia [Nuisuatia, Niusuatia] (village/town)
Nu'utele [Vini, Nuutele Island] (island)

Olga Reef (reef)
Olofetu (village/town)
Olomanu (mountain)
Ooutu [Autu Point] (point)

Paia (village/town)
Palauli (village/town)
Palauli [Palauli East] (administrative district)
Palauli Bay [Palauli Anchorage] (bay)
Palauli West [Zu Palauli] (administrative district)
Papa (village/town)
Papa (village/town)
Papalaulelei Bay (bay)
Papaloloa (village/town)
Papaseea (village/town)
Pata (village/town)
Patamea (village/town)
Penafu (mountain)
Piu (village/town)
Piula (village/town)
Point Mulinuu (point)
Point Suga (point)
Point Vaigaga [Losuiga] (point)
Poutasi (village/town)
Pu'apu'a (village/town)
Pue (mountain)
Puga (mountain)
Pui Pau (village/town)
Pula (mountain)
Puleia (village/town)

Rip Bank (sand bank)
Rosa Rock (rock)
Round Point (point)

Saaga (village/town)
Saanapu (village/town)
Saanapu River [Saanapu] (stream)
Saasaai [Sasaai] (village/town)
Safa (village/town)
Safaato'a (village/town)
Safata Harbour [Safata Harbor, Safata Bay] (bay)
Safotu (village/town)
Safotulafai [Safotulafei, Safatulafei] (village/town)
Safune (village/town)
Safune Bay (bay)
Sagapolu [Sagapulo] (village/town)
Sagone (village/town)
Saina (village/town)
Saipipi (village/town)
Sala'ilua [Salealua] (village/town)
Salailua Bay [Salealua Bay, Salealua, Salcalua Bay] (bay)
Salamumu (village/town)
Salani (village/town)
Salani (village/town)
Saleaaumua [Saleaumua, Saleamua] (village/town)
Saleaaumua Road [Saleaumua Road] (road)
Saleapaga (village/town)
Saleapaga (village/town)
Saleaula (village/town)
Saleaula (administrative district)
Saleaula [Savaii] (administrative district)
Salega (administrative district)
Saleia (village/town)
Saleilua (village/town)
Sale'imoa (village/town)
Salelavalu (village/town)
Salelesi (village/town)
Salelologa [Salelolonga] (village/town)
Salepoua'e (village/town)
Salesatele (village/town)
Salesatele [Saletele] (village/town)
Salesulumua (village/town)
Salimu (village/town)
Salimu (village/town)
Salimu Point (point)
Saluafata (village/town)
Saluafata Bank (sand bank)
Saluafata Harbour [Saluafata Harbor] (bay)
Sama'i (village/town)
Samalaeulu (village/town)
Samamea (village/town)
Samamea Point (point)
Samataitai [Samata] (village/town)
Samatau (village/town)
Samauga (village/town)
Samea (village/town)
Samoa Islands [Samoan Islands, Samoa, Navigators Islands, Navigator Islands, Iles des Navigateurs, Baumann Islands, Bauman Islands] (ISLS)
Samusu (village/town)
Samusu Point (point)
Sandy Point [Sand Point] (point)
Saninoga (village/town)
Sanonu (village/town)
Sapapalii (village/town)
Sapo'e (village/town)
Sapulu (village/town)
Sapunaoa (village/town)
Sasina (village/town)
Satalo (village/town)
Sataoa [Saautaua] (village/town)
Satapuala (village/town)
Sataputu (village/town)
Sataputu (village/town)
Sataua (village/town)
Sataua Bay (bay)
Satavae (village/town)
Satitoa (village/town)
Satoalepai (village/town)
Satufia (village/town)
Satui (village/town)
Satuiatua (village/town)
Satuimalealiifono (reef)
Satuimalufilufi (reef)
Satupa'itea (village/town)
Satupa'itea (administrative district)
Satupa'itea Point (point)
Satupa'itea Road (road)
Sauago [Sauano, Sauango, Asauana] (village/town)
Sauago Bay [Sauango Bay] (bay)
Saumaga (village/town)
Saumaga Point [Samauga Point] (point)
Sauniatu (village/town)
Savaia (village/town)
Savai'i (village/town)
Savai'i [Shavie, Sawaii, Savaii Island, Pola, Oteewhy, Chatham Island] (island)
Savalalo (village/town)
Sega, Alia (stream)
Sharp Point [Sharp's Point] (point)
Sili (village/town)
Siu'faga (village/town)
Siu'faga (village/town)
Si'umu (village/town)
Siumu Bay (bay)
Siuniu (village/town)
Siupapa (village/town)
Siusega (village/town)
Siutu (village/town)
Siuvao (village/town)
Sogi [Songi] (village/town)
Solaua Plantation [Solaua] (estate)
Solomea (village/town)
Solosolo (village/town)
Spitzerberg [Spitzer Peak, Spitzer Mountain] (mountain)
Suga (village/town)
Suulu Passage (channel)

Taelefaga (village/town)
Tafaga Bay (bay)
Tafagamanu (village/town)
Tafatafa (village/town)
Tafatafa Point (point)
Tafitoala (village/town)
Tafua (village/town)
Tafua Savai'I [Tafua Savaii Hill] (mountain)
Taga (village/town)
Tanau (mountain)
Tanugamanono [Tanumamanono] (village/town)
Tanuoa (village/town)
Tapueleele (village/town)
Tapuivi Point [Tapuiri Point, Naneivi] (point)
Tatania Bay [Tatania] (bay)
Taumuafa (village/town)
Tavalagi Pass (pass)
Tiapapata (village/town)
Tiapepe (village/town)
Tiavea Bay (bay)
Tiavi (village/town)
Tifitifi (village/town)
Toamua [Tuamua] (village/town)
Toloa (village/town)
Toloa Point (point)
Tuamasaga (administrative district)
Tuamasaga East (administrative district)
Tuamasaga North [Tuamasagna Matu, Tuamasaga Matu] (administrative district)
Tuamasaga South, [Tuamasanga Saute, Tuamasaga Saute, Itu I Toga] (administrative district)
Tuamasaga West (administrative district)
Tuana'i (village/town)
Tuasivi [Tuasavi] (village/town)
Tufu (village/town)
Tufulele (village/town)
Tufutafoe [Tutu Tafu, Tutu Tafoe] (village/town)
Tuiolemu (village/town)
Tulaele Farm (farm)
Tulivae (village/town)

Uafato (village/town)
Uafato Bay (bay)
Uanamo Pass (channel)
Uliamoa (village/town)
Ulutauvalu (village/town)
Ulutogia (village/town)
Upolu [Upolu Island, Opoloo, Ojolava] (island)
Upolu, Tafua [Tafua] (mountain)
Usoali'I [Ti' Avea] (village/town)
Utuali'i (village/town)
Utuavanua (village/town)
Utufaalalafa (village/town)
Utuie [Utuie Island] (island)
Utulaelae (village/town)
Utuloa (village/town)
Utuloa [Utuloa Point, Eld's Point] (point)
Utumapu (estate)

Va'a-o-Fonoti (administrative district)
Vaea Vorberg (mountain)
Vai Vai (mountain)
Vaiala (village/town)
Vaiala (mountain)
Vaialoa [Vailoa] (village/town)
Vaialua (village/town)
Vaiauau (village/town)
Vaifoa (village/town)
Vaigaga (village/town)
Vaigalu (village/town)
Vaijee (village/town)
Vaijee Point [Vaiyee Point] (point)
Vaijee'itai [Vaiyee' Itai, Vaiee] (village/town)
Vailele Bay (bay)
Vailele Plantation (estate)
Vailima (village/town)
Vailoa (village/town)
Vailoa (village/town)
Vailoa [Veiloa] (village/town)
Vailutai (village/town)
Vaimauga (village/town)
Vaimoa (village/town)
Vaimoso (village/town)
Vainamo Bay [Vainamo, Mulivai Tane] (bay)
Vaiolo (mountain)
Vaipouli (village/town)
Vaipua (village/town)
Vaisala (village/town)
Vaisala Bay (bay)
Vaisigano (administrative district)
Vaisigano River [Vaisigano] (stream)
Vaitele [Vaitele Plantation] (village/town)
Vaitele Bay [Vattele Bay] (bay)
Vaitoa, Mount [Vaitoa] (mountain)
Vaitupua (village/town)
Vaiula (village/town)
Vaiusu [Vaiasa] (village/town)
Vaiusu Bay (bay)
Vaivase (village/town)
Vaivase River [Vaivase] (stream)
Vanusapa Stream (stream)
Vaovai (village/town)
Vavau (village/town)
Vorberg (mountain)

West Point (point)
West Reef (reef)

Reformatted: 4th May 2004
 
 
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