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Samoan Islands

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The Samoan Islands are a Pacific archipelago covering about 3,030 square kilometers in the central South Pacific, forming part of Polynesia within the wider region of Oceania. Administratively the archipelago is divided between the independent State of Samoa and the United States territory of American Samoa, whose land areas are separated by about 64 kilometers of open ocean at their closest points. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Source Samoan Islands (Wikipedia)

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Geomorphology, Disciplines

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Geomorphology via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Samoan Islands
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Samoa

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Source Wikidata: Samoan Islands
United States

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Source Wikidata: Samoan Islands
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Samoan Islands (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    The Samoan Islands (Samoan: Motu o Sāmoa) are an archipelago covering 3,030 km2 (1,170 sq mi) in the central South Pacific, forming part of Polynesia and of the wider region of Oceania.
  • Caused By: Volcanism, Article text
    The larger islands are volcanic in origin, mountainous, and covered in tropical moist forest.
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Wikidata: Samoan Islands
Wikidata Q162126, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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