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The remote Territory of American Samoa is renowned for its scenic beauty, natural deep-water harbor and friendly people. American Samoa is the only United States possession in the southern hemisphere. It is located in the central South Pacific Ocean, 2,300 miles south south west of Hawaii and 1,600 miles east north east of New Zealand. Deeded to the United States by the Samoan chiefs under a Treaty of Cession in 1900, it is the only American possession to gain US protectorate status without violent conflict. American Samoa is comprised of 7 islands of which 5 are volcanic and 2 are coral atolls.