Savai'i

Savai’i, the “soul of Samoa”, is the larger of the two main islands in the state of Samoa. It is home to approximately 50,000 people. Savaii is less developed than the other main Samoan island of Upolu. The ports of Salelologa and Asau are situated on Savai’i.

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Savai’i is home of the Pulemelei Mound, Taga Blowholes, and Moso's Footprint, which dates back to prehistoric times. Falealupo is just 20 miles from the dateline and is therefore the most westernmost point of Samoa.

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Island: An island or isle is any piece of land smaller than a continent and larger than a rock that is completely surrounded by water. Very small islands are called islets. Although seldom adhered to, it is also proper to call an emergent land feature on an atoll an islet, since an atoll is a type of islan...

Samoa: The Independent State of Samoa (conventional long form) or Samoa (conventional short form) is a country comprising a group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean. Previous names are German Samoa from 1900 to 1914 and Western Samoa from 1914 to 1997....

Upolu: In Polynesian mythology (specifically Samoan), Upolu is the first woman on the island of the same name....

Savai'i related Images and Photos (experimental)

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