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Samoa, Heart of Polynesia by: David Stanley The islands of Samoa are emerging as an exciting new South Pacific travel destination between Hawaii and New Zealand. This 'Heart of Polynesia' is politically split into two distinct entities 80 miles apart. The country Samoa is a former German colony, captured by New Zealand in 1914 and granted independence in 1962. In 1997 the name was changed from Western Samoa to Samoa. American Samoa is the only U.S. territory south of the equator. Annexed by the United States for use as a naval base in '1900
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