Apolima Strait

Apolima Strait

The Apolima Strait separates the two main islands of Samoa, Savai'i, to the northwest, and Upolu to the southeast. Three small islands lie in the strait, Manono, Apolima and tiny uninhabited Nu'ulopa


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