Apia

Apia

Understand The clock tower in downtown Apia Apia was founded in the 1850s, and has been the capital of Samoa since 1959. The harbour was the site of an infamous naval standoff in 1889 when seven ships from Germany, the US, and Britain refused to leave the harbour as a typhoon was approaching, for fear of losing face. All the ships were sunk, except for one British cruiser. Nearly 200 American and German lives were lost. Eventually, New Zealand occupied the area after World War I. During the struggle for independence organised by the Mau movement, a peaceful gathering in the town resulted in the killing of the paramount chief Tupua Tamasese Lealofi III and ten others by New Zealand police on 28 December 1929. The country attained independence in 1962. Climate Apia Climate chart (explanation) JFMAMJJASOND 483 31 25 406 31 25 302 31 25 232 31 25 245 31 24 139 30 24 133 30 24 112 30 23 143 30 24 221 30 24 261 31 24 414 31 24 Average max.…

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