Cruises to Western Samoa
Choose Western Samoa for Your Next Vacation
Western Samoa is located east of the International Dateline between longitudes 171 degree and 172 degree west and latitudes 13 degree and 14 degree south of the Equator. It is situated approximately 2890km north east of Auckland, 1200 km from Suva, 4400 km from Sydney and 8400 km from Los Angeles. Western Samoa’s time zone is three hours behind U.S. Pacific Time and 12 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time Western Samoa comprises of two relatively large islands, Upolu and Savaii, (which account for approximately 96% of the total land area) and seven smaller islands. The capital Apia and Faleolo International Airport are located on the island of Upolu. Total land area is 2934 sq km. There is an exclusive marine economic zone covering some 130,000 sq km. The islands are volcanic and dominated by rugged
mountain ranges with 4-5 km skirt of gently sloping fertile land to which is attached a fringe of coral reefs and lagoons which surround the islands.
The climate is pleasantly warm with an average maximum temperatur of 29 deg. C. In Apia rainfall averages 112 inches with the heaviest rainfall from November to March. The temperatures are cooled by the south east trade winds from May to November.
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Western Samoa is located east of the International Dateline between longitudes 171 degree and 172 degree west and latitudes 13 degree and 14 degree south of the Equator. It is situated approximately 2890km north east of Auckland, 1200 km from Suva, 4400 km from Sydney and 8400 km from Los Angeles. Western Samoa’s time zone is three hours behind U.S. Pacific Time and 12 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time Western Samoa comprises of two relatively large islands, Upolu and Savaii, (which account for approximately 96% of the total land area) and seven smaller islands. The capital Apia and Faleolo International Airport are located on the island of Upolu. Total land area is 2934 sq km. There is an exclusive marine economic zone covering some 130,000 sq km. The islands are volcanic and dominated by rugged
mountain ranges with 4-5 km skirt of gently sloping fertile land to which is attached a fringe of coral reefs and lagoons which surround the islands.
The climate is pleasantly warm with an average maximum temperatur of 29 deg. C. In Apia rainfall averages 112 inches with the heaviest rainfall from November to March. The temperatures are cooled by the south east trade winds from May to November.
