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Swains Island
(redirected from Swains Island (American Samoa))

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Swains Island, island, 1 sq mi (2.59 sq km), district of American Samoa American Samoa, officially Territory of American Samoa, unincorporated territory of the United States (2000 pop. 57,291), comprising the eastern half of the Samoa island chain in the South Pacific.
..... Click the link for more information. , c.200 mi (320 km) N of Tutuila Tutuila (tt
..... Click the link for more information. . It is a ring of sand and coral with luxuriant vegetation. Swains Island has been privately owned by the same family for more than 100 years. Local government was ordered for the indigenous residents by the U.S. government in 1954. The island sends one nonvoting member to the territorial legislature.
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