Samoan Islands

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The Samoa Islands.

The Samoan Islands or Samoa Islands (formerly referred to as Navigators' Islands) are a group of islands located in the south-central Pacific Ocean. They form part of the region of Polynesia. Politically, the archipelago consists of two entities:

• Samoa, a state also called Western Samoa or Independent Samoa

• American Samoa, a territory of the United States, also called Eastern Samoa

See also

• Samoans
• Samoan language

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