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Central Savaiʻi Rainforest
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Savaiʻi.
The island is the largest shield volcano in the South Pacific. Its most recent eruptions were in the early 1900s. Its central region comprises the Central Savaiʻi Rainforest, extending over 72,699 hectares (726.99 square kilometres; 280.69 square miles) which is the largest contiguous rainforest in Polynesia. It is dotted with more than 100 volcanic craters and contains most of Samoa's native species of flora and fauna, making it one of the world's most globally significant conservation areas.