Distributed across the three islands of Tutuila, Ofu-Olosega, and Ta‘ū, what is the only American national park located south of the equator?
"(white-vented flycatcher); ""Pachycephala flavifrons"" (yellow-fronted Samoan whistler); and ""Rhipidura nebulosa"" (Samoan fantail). Four species of native doves and pigeons are also recorded in all the islands of Samoa. The four species are: Pacific imperial pigeon (""Ducula pacifica""), the crimson-crowned fruit dove (""Ptilinopus porphyraceus""), many-colored fruit dove (""Ptiliopus persousii"") and shy ground dove (""Galicolumba stairi""). Butterflies are another category of avifauna in the island. The recorded species are: the ""Hypolimnas thompsoni"" and ""Papilio godeffroyi"" (butterfly). The National Park of American Samoa in Tutuila was established in 1988 for preserving its perfect terrestrial and marine environment. It covers an area of and"
"also created Tutuila Island as a whole. It can be hiked during times of low tide, from a trail located in nearby village of 'Amanave. The cape is the last place on Tutuila where the sun sets. Cape Taputapu Cape Taputapu is the name of a cape located in the Western District of American Samoa. Located in Tutuila, it is the island's westernmost point. The cape was designated as a National Natural Landmark in 1972. Taputapu means forbidden in Samoan, and the cape was named so as it was the only site on Tutuila where paper mulberry trees were found."
"Rose Atoll Marine National Monument Rose Atoll Marine National Monument is a United States National Monument in the South Pacific Ocean, covering and encompassing the Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, which was established in 1973 with 39,066 acres (only emergent). The monument's marine areas are likely to also be incorporated in the Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Rose Atoll is a small island about to the east of Tutuila, the principal island of American Samoa. It is a nesting site for rare species of petrels, shearwaters, and terns; and at the signing of the order establishing the monument, President George"
"American Samoa, located within the geographical region of Oceania, is one of only two possessions of the United States in the Southern Hemisphere, the other being Jarvis Island. Its total land area is slightly larger than Washington, D.C.consisting of five rugged, volcanic islands and two coral atolls. The five volcanic islands are Tutuila, Aunu'u, Ofu, Olosega, and Ta‘ū. The coral atolls are Swains and Rose Atoll. Of the seven islands, Rose Atoll is the only uninhabited one; it is a Marine National Monument. Due to its positioning in the South Pacific Ocean, it is frequently hit by tropical cyclones between"
"3,519 in 1990) is located. Tutuila is much smaller than Upolu and Savai‘i at in area, but it is the largest island in American Samoa. The highest peak on Tutuila is Matafao Peak. Smaller islands in the archipelago include the three islets (Manono Island, Apolima and Nu'ulopa) in the Apolima Strait between Savai'i and Upolu; the four Aleipata Islands off the eastern end of Upolu (Nu'utele, Nu'ulua, Namua, and Fanuatapu); and Nu‘usafe‘e. Aunu'u is a small island off the eastern end of Tutuila. To the east of Tutuila, the Manu'a group comprises Ofu, Olosega, and Ta’u. An uninhabited coral atoll,"
"November and April. Rose Atoll is the easternmost point of the territory. American Samoa is the southernmost part of the United States, and Rose Atoll is the southernmost point of the United States. American Samoa is home to the National Park of American Samoa. The Vailulu'u Seamount, an active submerged volcano, lies east of Ta‘ū in American Samoa. It was discovered in 1975 and has since been studied by an international team of scientists, contributing towards understanding of the Earth's fundamental processes. Growing inside the summit crater of Va'ilulu'u is an active underwater volcanic cone, named after Samoa's goddess of"
"Tutuila Tutuila is the largest and the main island of American Samoa in the archipelago of Samoan Islands. It is the third largest island in the Samoan Islands chain of the Central Pacific located roughly north-east of Brisbane, Australia and over northeast of Fiji. It contains a large, natural harbor, Pago Pago Harbor, where Pago Pago, the capital of American Samoa is situated. Pago Pago International Airport is also located on Tutuila island. Its land expanse is about 68% of the total land area of American Samoa and with 56,000 people accounts for 95% of its population. The island has"
"of the United States. The islands of Manono, Apolima and Nu'ulopa lie in the Apolima Strait between Upolu and Savai'i. The four small uninhabited islands Nu'utele, Nu'ulua, Namua and Fanuatapu are situated off the east coast of Upolu and comprise the Aleipata Islands. The islands are approximately from Fiji, from Tonga, from New Zealand, and from Hawaii, U.S.A. The islands lies between 13° and 14° south latitude and 169° and 173° west longitude, about from west to east. The larger islands are volcanic in origin, mountainous, and covered in tropical moist forest. Some of the smaller islands are coral atolls"
"the South American gray fox (""Lycalopex griseus""), the kodkod or güiña (""Leopardus guigna""). Frog ""Alsodes igneus"" is found only in Tolhuaca National Park, its type locality). In wooded areas, the rare pudú (""Pudu puda""), a small deer, can be found as well as the monito del monte (""Dromiciops gliroides""), Spanish for ""little bush monkey"". Also called chumaihuén in Mapudungun, the monito del monte is a diminutive marsupial endemic to southwestern South America. Tolhuaca National Park Tolhuaca National Park () is a Protected Area created on October 16, 1935 in an area of 3,500 ha that was previously part of the"
"Faga'alu Faga'alu is a village in central Tutuila Island, American Samoa. It is located on the eastern shore of Pago Pago Harbor, to the south of Pago Pago. American Samoa's lone hospital, Lyndon B. Johnson Tropical Medical Center, is located in Faga'alu. The village is centered around Fagaalu Stream. Faga’alu has been named one of the best places to surf in American Samoa. It is one of thirteen villages in American Samoa that have been declared Marine Protected Areas. Lyndon B. Johnson Tropical Medical Center is the only hospital in American Samoa and the only prescription pharmacy on the island."
"Turuépano National Park The Turuépano National Park () Is a protected area with national park status in the South American country of Venezuela, located in the Benítez, Cajigal, Libertador and Mariño municipalities in the eastern part of Sucre State, north of the San Juan River and in front of the Gulf of Paria. The park protects part of the Orinoco Delta swamp forests ecoregion. The park is composed of deltaic plains with marine influence, unique in the country, characterized by mangrove swamps, canals and channels, being the main inhabitant of these places the manatee. It has an estimated area of"
"south. The Kepler, Dingwall, Kaherekoau, Princess and Cameron Mountains further south only reach . The carving action of the glaciers has succeeded in cutting off islands from the mainland, leaving two large uninhabited offshore islands, Secretary Island and Resolution Island, as well as many smaller ones. Although these glaciers are long-gone, a few small glaciers and permanent snow fields remain, with the southernmost glacier situated below Caroline Peak. Several large lakes lie wholly or partly within the park's boundaries, notably Lake Te Anau and Lake Manapouri, both on the western boundary of the national park, as well as the southern"
"El Tuparro National Natural Park The Tuparro National Natural Park () is a national park located in the Vichada Department in the Orinoquía Region of Colombia. It is the only protected area in the Eastern Plains (""Llanos Orientales"") under Colombia's Natural Parks System. One of its main attractions is the mighty stream ""Raudal de Maypures"", called the ""Eighth Wonder of the World"" by German explorer Alexander von Humboldt in the 19th century. The flat area is bounded by the Orinoco River to the east, the Tomo River to the north and the Tuparro River to the south. It was created"
"Today American Samoa is an unincorporated and unorganized territory of the US but is under the administration of the Office of Insular Affairs of the US Department of the Interior. Politically, the island is divided into two of American Samoa's primary divisions, the Eastern District and the Western District. Tutuila lies in the Pacific Ocean, roughly northeast of Brisbane, Australia. The village of Fagatogo is situated northeast of Suva, Fiji. The island lies roughly north of Niue and roughly south of Tokelau and roughly southeast of the Samoan island of Upolu. Tutuila is a fairly small and narrow island, measuring"
"del Sur, Ometepe Island, Corn Islands Costa Rica: Montezuma, Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, Jacó, La Fortuna and Arenal, Nosara, Manuel Antonio National Park Belize: Caye Caulker, San Ignacio Honduras: Bay Islands, Copan Panama: Bocas Del Toro, San Blas Islands, Panama City (especially the Casco Viejo), Lost and Found Jungle Hostel (Las Minas, Chiriqui), Boquete. South America Colombia: Cartagena, Taganga, Tayrona National Natural Park, San Gil, Medellin, Bogota Ecuador: Galapagos Islands, Montañita, Cuenca, Quito, Mompiche Peru: Lima, Ica (Huacachina), Nazca, Arequipa, Puno, Cuzco, Machu Picchu, Máncora, Iquitos Bolivia: Salar de Uyuni, Potosí, La Paz, Titicaca lake Argentina: Iguaçu Falls, Buenos Aires,"
"staff and volunteers. The Tutuila unit of the park is on the north end of the island near Pago Pago. It is separated by Mount Alava () and the Maugaloa Ridge and includes the Amalau Valley, Craggy Point, Tafeu Cove, and the islands of Pola and Manofa. It is the only part of the park accessible by car and attracts the vast majority of visitors to the area. The park lands include a trail to the top of Mount Alava and historic World War II gun emplacement sites at Breakers Point and Blunt's Point. The trail runs along the ridge"
"in dense forest, north of which the land slopes steeply away to the ocean. Ofu island is only accessible via small fisherman boats from Ta'u island. Accommodations are available on Ofu. Ta‘ū island can be reached by a flight from Tutuila to Fiti‘uta village on Ta‘ū. Accommodations are available on Ta‘ū. A trail runs from Saua around Si’u Point to the southern coastline and stairs to the summit of Lata Mountain. Because of its remote location, diversity among the terrestrial species is low. Approximately 30% of the plants and one bird species (the Samoan starling) are endemic to the archipelago."
"Cape Taputapu Cape Taputapu is the name of a cape located in the Western District of American Samoa. Located in Tutuila, it is the island's westernmost point. The cape was designated as a National Natural Landmark in 1972. Taputapu means forbidden in Samoan, and the cape was named so as it was the only site on Tutuila where paper mulberry trees were found. The discoverers wanted to keep the site and bark for themselves so they could sell it to other parts of American Samoa. The cape’s shoreline features volcanic rocks and blowholes created by the strong wave activity which"
"Olympic Peninsula The Olympic Peninsula is the large arm of land in western Washington that lies across Puget Sound from Seattle, and contains Olympic National Park. It is bounded on the west by the Pacific Ocean, the north by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and the east by Hood Canal. Cape Alava, the westernmost point in the contiguous United States, and Cape Flattery, the northwesternmost point, are on the peninsula. Comprising about 3600 square miles, the Olympic Peninsula contained many of the last unexplored places in the Contiguous United States. It remained largely unmapped until Arthur Dodwell and Theodore"
"Ocala National Forest The Ocala National Forest ls the second largest nationally protected forest in the U.S. State of Florida. It covers of Central Florida. It is located three miles (5 km) east of Ocala and southeast of Gainesville. The Ocala National Forest, established in 1908, is the oldest national forest east of the Mississippi River and the southernmost national forest in the continental U.S. The word ""Ocala"" is thought to be a derivative of a Timucuan term meaning ""fair land"" or ""big hammock"". The forest is headquartered in Tallahassee, as are all three National Forests in Florida, but there"
"Aunu'u Aunu'u is a small volcanic island off the southeastern shore of Tutuila in American Samoa. It has a land area of and a 2000 census population of 476 persons. Politically it is a part of the Eastern District, one of the primary divisions of American Samoa. Faimulivai Marsh is a freshwater marsh in Aunu'u Crater and the largest such wetland in American Samoa. It was formed from drainage of the low-lying crater. It is part of a protected National Natural Landmark on Aunu'u which was designated in 1972. The Pacific black duck was seen in the marsh in 1976,"
"fields, the Glacier Pío XI (or Brüggen), the longest glacier in the southern hemisphere outside the Antarctic, and one of the few advancing glaciers in the world; and Puerto Williams, the southernmost city in the world The sprawling glaciers of the Cordillera Darwin, which is contained within Alberto de Agostini National Park, are reachable only by boat. Other typical destinations are Puerto Williams and Cape Horn. In the middle of the Pacific Ocean, Easter Island, is world-renowned for its unique cultural and natural heritage. Traditionally called ""Rapa Nui"" and previously known as ""Te pito o te henua"" (""The navel of"
"could not be accomplished anywhere else in the world. One of its missions, the Maui Space Surveillance System (MSSS), is to track satellites and debris orbiting the Earth. The buildings are on a gated road just past the summit. Haleakalā National Park Haleakalā National Park is an American national park located on the island of Maui in the state of Hawaii. The park covers an area of , of which is a wilderness area. It was originally created as part of the Hawaii National Park along with the volcanoes of Mauna Loa and Kilauea on the island of Hawaii in"
"from the tents. Camping is not permitted in the park. Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park is a protected area located in Northern Territory of Australia. The park is home to both Uluru and Kata Tjuta. It is located south of Darwin by road and south-west of Alice Springs along the Stuart and Lasseter Highways. The park covers and includes the features it is named after: Uluru and, to its west, Kata Tjuta. The location is listed with UNESCO World Heritage sites. Uluru is recognised as ""Australia's most natural icon"" and has become a focal point for Australia"
"El Yunque National Forest El Yunque National Forest, formerly known as the Caribbean National Forest, is a forest located in northeastern Puerto Rico. It is the only tropical rain forest in the United States National Forest System and the United States Forest Service This forest is commonly known as ""El Yunque"", which may be attributed to either a Spanish approximation of the aboriginal Taíno word ""yu-ke"" which means ""white lands"", or the word ""anvil,"" which is ""yunque"" in Spanish. The second-tallest mountain within El Yunque is also named El Yunque. El Yunque National Rainforest is located on the slopes of"
"Afono Afono is a village on the northeast coast of Tutuila Island, American Samoa. One of the island's more populous villages, it is located on the edge of Afono Bay, at the eastern edge of the National Park of American Samoa. It is connected by Highway 6 to Vatia, which lies along the coast to the northwest, and to Aua, on the edge of Pago Pago Harbor to the south via a winding stretch of highway which crosses the spine of the island. Afono is a village on the north shore of Tutuila Island in American Samoa, located by Afona"
"Otuquis National Park and Integrated Management Natural Area Otuquis National Park and Integrated Management Natural Area, (""Parque Nacional y Área Natural de Manejo Integrado Otuquis (PN-ANMI Otuquis) or ""Parque Nacional y ANMI Pantanal de Otuquis), is a national park in the Pantanal ecoregion of southeastern Bolivia. It is located in the extreme southeast of the Santa Cruz Department on the borders with Brazil and Paraguay, within the provinces Germán Busch and Cordillera. It comprises a total area of , corresponding to the category national park and to the category ""Integrated Management Natural Area"". This park is known for its sightings"
"coral colonies (Porites) in the world are at Ta'u island. The volcanic islands of Samoa that dominate the acreage of the national park are composed of shield volcanoes which developed from a hot spot on the Pacific Plate, emerging sequentially from west to east. Tutulia, the largest and oldest island, probably dates from the Pliocene Epoch, approximately 1.24 to 1.4 million years ago, while the smaller islands are most likely Holocene in age. The islands are not made up of individual volcanoes, but are rather composed of overlapping and superimposed shield volcanoes built by basalt lava flows. Much of the"
"Tubbataha Reef The Tubbataha Natural Park also known as Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park () is a protected area of the Philippines located in the middle of the Sulu Sea. The marine and bird sanctuary consists of two huge atolls (named the North Atoll and South Atoll) and the smaller Jessie Beazley Reef covering a total area of . It is located southeast of Puerto Princesa City, the capital of Palawan province. The uninhabited islands and reefs are part of the island municipality of Cagayancillo, Palawan, located roughly to the northeast of the reef. In December 1993, the UNESCO declared the"
"km and incorporates the Aoraki/Mount Cook, the Fiordland, the Mount Aspiring and the Westland National Parks. It is thought to contain some of the best modern representations of the original flora and fauna present in Gondwanaland, one of the reasons for listing as a World Heritage site. There are six forest parks in the South Island which are on public land administered by the Department of Conservation. The South Island has ten national parks established under the National Parks Act 1980 and which are administered by the Department of Conservation. From north to south, the National Parks are: Other native"
"and Ofu, can be visited via commercial inter-island air carrier from Pago Pago International Airport. The national park is home to tropical rainforest, tall mountains, beaches, and some of the tallest sea cliffs in the world (3,000 ft). It was authorized by the U.S. Congress in 1988 to preserve the paleotropical rain forest, Indo-Pacific coral reefs, and Samoan culture. It officially opened in 1993 when a 50-year lease was signed between the U.S. federal government, the government of American Samoa, and local village chiefs (Matai). It is the only U.S. National Park where the U.S. federal government leases the land"
"Its only National Park Service site, San Juan National Historic Site had already been featured on the District of Columbia and United States Territories Quarters in 2009. In 2002, the U.S. Congress designated areas bounded by the Río Mameyes, Río de la Mina, and Río Icacos in the Caribbean National Forest as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. El Yunque National Forest El Yunque National Forest, formerly known as the Caribbean National Forest, is a forest located in northeastern Puerto Rico. It is the only tropical rain forest in the United States National Forest System and the"
"Nu'uuli, American Samoa Nu'uuli is a village on the central east coast of Tutuila Island, American Samoa. It is located on a peninsula several miles up from Pago Pago International Airport. Nu’uui is located between Pago Pago International Airport and Coconut Point. It is a shopping district which is home to stores such as South Pacific Traders, Nu’uuli Shopping Center, Aiga Supermarket and many more shops. It is the fifth-largest village in land area in American Samoa and the second-largest on Tutuila Island. It straddles the line between the Eastern District and the Western District. This makes it the only"