National Park of American Samoa

National Park
American Samoa · Polynesia (US territory)
Polynesia (US territory)Declared in 198836 km²

The only United States national park south of the equator; no entrance fee, run in cooperation with traditional Samoan chieftaincies

Area

36 km²

Protection category

UICN II

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Declared in

1988

Region

Polynesia (US territory)

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Area
36 km²

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The only United States national park south of the equator; no entrance fee, run in cooperation with traditional Samoan chieftaincies

Declared in 1988, it is the only United States national park south of the equator and one of the least visited in the whole system, reachable only by air from Honolulu or Apia. Unlike most American national parks, much of its territory remains the communal property of traditional Samoan villages, leased to the federal government under shared management agreements that respect the customary system of land tenure known as fa'a Samoa.

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2 dive sites within 300 km are also shown.

4 species documented in National Park of American Samoa

2 Mammals2 Reptiles

At conservation risk:Tortuga carey,Tortuga verde

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Buceo y snorkel

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