Tutuila

Tutuilla is the largest and main island of American Samoa in the archipelago of Samoa Islands. It is the third largest island in the Somoan Island chain of Central Pacific, located approximately 4,000 kilometers north-east of Brisbane, Australia and more than 1,200 kilometers from Fiji. There is a large, natural harbor, Pago Pago Harbor, where Pago Pago, the capital of American Samoa is located. Pago Pago International Airport is also located on Tutuila Island. Its land extension is approximately 68% of the total land area of ​​American Samoa and 56,000 people have 95% of its population.

The island has six terrestrial and three marine ecosystems. Situated at an altitude of 653 meters above the island, its beaches, coral reefs, remnants of World War II, and activities such as scuba diving, snorkelling and hiking activities make it attractive for tourists. They first reached Samoa in about 1000 BC, until 600 BC, they established a settlement in Tula. For centuries, Samoas have been in contact with the neighboring islands of the Western Europe, Polynesia, Tonga and Fiji.

In 1722, Jacob Rozgenen became the first European to visit the islands of Manu and in 1768 Louis Antoine Bougainville invaded the islands of Samoa. The name "Navigator Islands" was given the name because of the fact that islanders used to use offshore guns to catch tuna. Beginning of the 19th century In particular, especially in the 1st of the 30s, in addition to John Williams of the London Missionary Society, instead of Pa, the whales and Protestant missionaries came in. Go-Pago evolved into a trading station.