Samoan Islands

archipelago covering 3,030 km² (1,170 sq mi) in the central South Pacific, forming part of Polynesia and the wider region of Oceania
Place archipelago Q162126
Samoan Islands
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Samoan Islands

Summary

Samoan Islands is an archipelago[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Samoan Islands is in the country of Samoa[3].
  • Samoan Islands is in the country of United States[4].
  • Samoan Islands is in the country of American Samoa[5].
  • Samoan Islands is on the body of water Pacific Ocean[6].
  • Samoan Islands's instance of is recorded as archipelago[7].
  • Samoan Islands's Commons category is recorded as Samoa Islands[8].
  • Samoan Islands's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−11:00[9].
  • Samoan Islands comprises Vailulu'u[10].
  • Samoan Islands comprises Manono Island[11].
  • Samoan Islands comprises Upolu[12].
  • Samoan Islands's highest point is recorded as Silisili[13].
  • Samoan Islands's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -14, 'lon': -171}[14].
  • Samoan Islands's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Samoan Islands[15].
  • Samoan Islands's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
  • Samoan Islands's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
  • Samoan Islands's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[18].
  • Samoan Islands's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[19].
  • Samoan Islands's described by source is recorded as The American Cyclopædia[20].
  • Samoan Islands's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[21].
  • Samoan Islands's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[22].
  • Samoan Islands sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1858'}[23].
  • Samoan Islands covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+3030'}[24].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Samoa[3], a sovereign state[25], in Samoa[26], founded in 1962[27]; United States[4], a sovereign state[28], in United States[29], founded in 1776[30]; and American Samoa[5], an unincorporated territory of the United States[31], in United States[32], founded in 1899[33]. Samoan Islands is on the body of water Pacific Ocean[6].

Physical Characteristics

Samoan Islands covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+3030'}[24]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1858'}[23].

Designation and Status

Samoan Islands's instance of is recorded as archipelago[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Samoan Islands include Clinostigma samoense[34], a taxon[35] and American Samoa[36], an unincorporated territory of the United States[37], in United States[38], founded in 1899[39].

Why It Matters

Samoan Islands has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

Entities named for it include Clinostigma samoense[34], a taxon[35] and American Samoa[36], an unincorporated territory of the United States[37], in United States[38], founded in 1899[39].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [34] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  3. 5w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location {'lat': -14, 'lon': -171}
    Area {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+3030'}
    Located in time zone UTC−11:00
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