Samoa · Samoa
Apia
Samoa's capital, where a cyclone sank three navies' ships.
- Population
- 35,974 (2021 census)
- Cyclone
- March 15, 1889
- Independence
- 1962
- Tides
- Two highs, two lows a day
Then
- 1889
A cyclone on March 15 sinks or wrecks every warship in the harbor but one, killing nearly 200 Americans and Germans.
- 1929
On "Black Saturday," New Zealand police kill Mau leader Tupua Tamasese Lealofi III at a peaceful gathering.
- 1959
Apia becomes Samoa's official capital.
- 1962
Samoa gains independence from New Zealand.
Now
Parliament meets at Mulinuʻu on the west end of town. Robert Louis Stevenson's home, Vailima, is a museum above the city.
On the water
From NOAA's predictions for APIA (Observatory), Upolu Island, AS over the next 365 days. Heights are in feet above mean lower low water (MLLW).
- Pattern
- Two highs and two lows a day, close in size
- Typical daily range
- 2.7 ft
- Biggest swing
- 4.2 ft on Jan 21
- Smallest swing
- 1.3 ft on Oct 17
- Highest high
- 7.5 ft, Jan 21 at 6:16 PM
- Lowest low
- 3.1 ft, Aug 2 at 1:11 PM