Samoa where is it world map

You are free to use our reference map of Samoa for educational and commercial uses. Attribution is required. How to attribute? It lies in the southern hemisphere near American Samoa , about halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand.

Savaii is the largest island of Samoa and contains its highest peak, Mount Silisili. Upolu Island is a massive basaltic shield volcano, which contains the capital city and Faleolo International Airport. Apia is the capital and most populous city, which is situated on the northern shore of the island of Upolu.

Other major towns are Asau, Mulifanua, and Faleula. Samoa occupies an area of 2, square kilometers 1, sq mi , which is similar in size to Hong Kong.

While the island of Savaii is more circular in shape, Upolu is elongated in the east-west direction. Other than its two main islands, Apolima and Manono are also inhabited and lie between Apolima Strait. All rivers have a low depth and flow from the central highlands towards the coasts.

The islands of Samoa are volcanic in origin and some are still active. For example, Mount Silisili is a volcano located in the central region of Savaii. Whereas the island of Upolu does not have as high elevation as Savaii.

Most of the towns and villages of Samoa are along its kilometers mi of coastline around the two main Islands. Upolu is the 2 nd largest island occupying an area of about 1, sq.

As observed on the physical map of Samoa above, the two large islands are mountainous, volcanic in origin and covered with heavy forests. The highest point is Mt. The islands are ringed by coral reefs and shallow lagoons. Samoa officially, the Independent State of Samoa is divided into 11 administrative districts. Located on the northern coast of Upolu Island, on a natural harbor at the mouth of Vaisigano River is, Apia — the capital and the largest city of Samoa.

It serves as the main port and the administrative and commercial center in Samoa. Samoa is situated roughly halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand. Samoa lies to the south of the Equator and is geographically positioned in the Western hemisphere and Southern hemisphere of the Earth.

It is located to the west of American Samoa, to the northeast of New Zealand and to the southwest of Hawaii. The above map can be downloaded, printed and used for geography education purposes like map-pointing and coloring activities.