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Matafao Peak, or Fa’asi’usi’uga o Matafao, is the highest point on Tutuila in American Samoa, rising 2,142 feet above the village of Fagatogo. A remnant volcanic plug, it reflects the island’s volcanic origins and in clear weather offers views as far as Mount Fao on Upolu Island; its Samoan name is translated in English as “Spear Head.” The mountain is also important ecologically, with montane scrub and an unusually rich native flora that includes plants uncommon in Samoa and species found only on Tutuila’s trachyte plugs. Its upper slopes are protected as the Matafao Peak National Natural Landmark.
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