🚤 Vaiʻava Strait

Vaiʻava Strait is a narrow strait in Vatia, American Samoa which separates the 420-foot-high (130 m) Pola Island from Polauta Ridge on adjacent Tutuila Island. The strait is a good example of cliffs formed by the erosional forces of waves on volcanic rock. The lands surrounding the strait are held communally. A 250-acre (100 ha) area surrounding the strait was designated a U.S. National Natural Landmark in 1972. It is also a part of the National Park of American Samoa.