Pago Pago Harbor is capable of accommodating the largest cruise ships.[1]A portion of the docks at Fagatogo in Pago Pago Harbor. In the background is Rainmaker Mountain.
Pago Pago Harbor on Tutuila Island in American Samoa is one of the world's largest natural harbors.[2] The capital, Pago Pago is located on the inner reaches of the harbor, close to its northwesternmost point. It has the highest annual rainfall of any harbor in the world.[3] It is also considered one of the best and deepest deepwater harbors in the South Pacific Ocean or in Oceania as a whole.[4][5] Pago Pago Bay is over 400 feet (120 m) deep and two miles (3.2 km) long. As part of the Pago Volcano caldera, the harbor is 50% landlocked.[6]
Villages along the harbor include several communities in the Greater Pago Pago Area, including Utulei, Fagatogo, Malaloa, Pago Pago proper, Satala, Anua and Atu'u. The legislature and High Court are located in Fagatogo, while the executive offices are located in Utulei.[7]
Pago Pago Harbor is surrounded and sheltered by mountains such as Mount ʻAlava, Mount Matafao and Rainmaker Mountain (Mount Pioa).[8] The entrance to Pago Pago Bay is marked by two mountains: Peiva in the east and Matafao Peak in the west.[9] The harbor is all that remains from the volcanic crater that built Tutuila Island. At some point, one wall of the crater collapsed and the sea came rushing in creating a near complete shelter from the power of the sea at large.[10]
The village communities which lie within the Pago Pago Bay Area are jointly known as Ma'upūtasi (“the only house of chiefs”). They are Pago Pago, Aūa, Fagatogo, Leloaloa and Faga'alu.[9]
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