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Aʻumi, American Samoa
Aumi is a village on the central south coast of Tutuila Island, American Samoa. It is located to the east of Pago Pago Harbor and west of Alega. Fatutoaga Rock (Pyramid Rock) is an islet which lies outside Laulii, American Samoa, Laulii near Aumi. Eastbound buses from Downtown Pago Pago go to the beaches near Pyramid Rock. Pyramid Rock is a prominent islet located just over one mile east of Breakers Point Naval Guns. Rising to a height of 89 feet, it is notable for its geological significance and serves as an important site for studying volcanic activity in the region. Pyramid Rock is recognized for its exposed dikes, which are geological formations created by the intrusion of magma into pre-existing rock layers. These dikes, often short, pod-shaped, or lenticular, resemble those found in the high cliffs of Ofu-Olosega, Olosega. Historically, Pyramid Rock was the site of a lighthouse, though its current status is unclear. It is one of several key locations in American Samoa, incl ...
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A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighborhoods. Villages are normally permanent, with fixed dwellings; however, transient villages can occur. Further, the dwellings of a village are fairly close to one another, not scattered broadly over the landscape, as a dispersed settlement. In the past, villages were a usual form of community for societies that practice subsistence agriculture and also for some non-agricultural societies. In Great Britain, a hamlet earned the right to be called a village when it built a church.-4; we might wonder whether there's a point at which it's appropriate to talk of the beginnings of French, that is, when it wa ... ''village'', from Latin ''villāticus'', ultimately from Latin ''villa'' (English ''vi ...
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