Apolima

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Apolima
Apolima as seen from the ferry
Apolima as seen from the ferry
Waters Apolima Strait, Pacific Ocean
Archipelago Samoa Islands
Geographical location 13 ° 49 ′ 27 ″  S , 172 ° 9 ′ 5 ″  W Coordinates: 13 ° 49 ′ 27 ″  S , 172 ° 9 ′ 5 ″  W
Apolima (Samoa)
Apolima
length 1.6 km
width 900 m
surface 1.4 km²
Highest elevation 165  m
Residents 88 (2001)
63 inhabitants / km²
main place Apolima-uta
Apolima far left (west), Manono in the center and Upolu right (east) i
Apolima far left (west), Manono in the center and Upolu right (east) i

Apolima is an island that lies between the two main islands of Savaiʻi and Upolu in the island state of Samoa in Polynesia . The island is 8 km northwest of Upolu and 9 km southeast of Savaiʻi. Manono is the closest, 2 km away.

Apolima is surrounded by a reef , so larger ships cannot dock near the island, you can only reach the island from one of the neighboring islands by canoe.

The island, consisting mainly of tuff rock, used to be a volcano, part of the caldera of which slipped into the Pacific. At the edge of the rest of the caldera is the only place on the island, Apolima-Uta, where all 88 inhabitants of the island live.

Administratively, the island belongs to the Aiga-i-le-Tai district ( Samoa ).

Apolima Strait

The strait between the main islands of Savai'i and Upolu is named after the island of Apolima Strait ( German  Apolima Strait ). Two other islands are also in this water: Manono and Nuʻulopa (uninhabited).

In 2006, Apolima was entered on the tentative list of Samoa with the two neighboring islands of Manono and Nu'ulopa as a candidate for UNESCO World Heritage .

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