Samoa

Double-hulled fishing boat (Samoa)

A typical offshore fishing boat in Samoa

Fale 1 (Samoa)

A fale is a traditional, oval, Samoan building with wooden posts holding up a domed roof. This is a more modern, rectangular version of a fale.

Fale 2 (Samoa)

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Fale 3 (Samoa)

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Fale 4 (Samoa)

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Fale 5 (Samoa)

Illustration of a fale

Fale 6 (Samoa)

Illustration of a fale

Fale: enclosed 1 (Samoa)

Illustration of an enclosed fale

Fale: enclosed 2 (Samoa)

Illustration of an enclosed, oval fale

Fale: enclosed 3 (Samoa)

Illustration of an enclosed fale

Fale: traditional (Samoa)

Illustration of a traditional Samoan fale, with the round/oval shape, and wooden poles holding up a domed thatched roof. The metal top-piece is a modern addition

Fale: Tsunami damaged (Samoa)

Illustration of a Fale damaged by a tsunami

Linckia laevigata (Blue Linckia)

Illustration of Linckia laevigata (Blue Linckia)

Outrigger canoe (Samoa)

Illustration of a traditional outrigger canoe from Samoa

Palagi house (Samoa)

Illustration of a Palagi (foreigner) house in Samoa. This style of housing is usually enclosed, built of concrete bricks and a corrugated iron roof

Samoa

Flag of Samoa

Samoan canoe

Illustration of a traditional Samoan canoe

Samoan school

Illustration of a Samoan school

Trochomorpha apia

Illustration of Trochomorpha apia, a snail endemic to Samoa and American Samoa. It is classified as Endangered by the IUCN