MANUA ISLANDS

also spelled Manu'a, group of three islands (Tau, , Ofu, and Olosega), American Samoa, southwestern Pacific Ocean. Tau, the chief island, has an area of 15 sq mi (39 sq km). It is conical in shape, rising to Lata Mountain (3,179 ft ); the main village is Luma on the west coast. Ofu (3 sq mi) and Olosega (2 sq mi) are separated by a narrow channel, about eight miles northwest of Tau. Pop. (1980) 1,732.