▁r idge ▁through ▁the ▁rain ▁for ests ▁without ▁any ▁additional ▁support ▁system , ▁the ▁scen ic ▁beauty ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁Pacific ▁Ocean ▁provides ▁a ▁delight ful ▁sight . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁navig ators ▁passed ▁through ▁the ▁T ut u ila , ▁the ▁west ward ▁island ▁among ▁the ▁Sam o an ▁group ▁of ▁Islands ▁( one ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁islands ▁called ▁as ▁navig ators ▁islands ), ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁also ▁known ▁by ▁the ▁names ▁of ▁B oug ain ville , ▁Man uo ▁or ▁Ma ou na . ▁Mid way ▁between ▁this ▁is let ▁and ▁the ▁rock ▁the ▁navig ators ▁sight ed ▁the ▁P ago ▁P ago ▁har bor , ▁which ▁was ▁marked ▁by ▁" a ▁con ical ▁hill ▁on ▁its ▁western ▁side ▁and ▁a ▁flat ▁elli pt ical ▁to pped ▁hill ▁to ▁the ▁east ward ." ▁Le one ▁village , ▁large ▁and ▁prosper ous , ▁was ▁sight ed ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁island . ▁To ▁the ▁south - east ▁of ▁the ▁island ▁is ▁the ▁A un u ' u ▁is let . ▁ ▁The ▁coast al ▁road ▁runs ▁for ▁a ▁length ▁of ▁ ▁from ▁F ag am alo ▁in ▁the ▁north west ▁to ▁On eno ao ▁in ▁the ▁far ▁n ortheast . ▁Import ant ▁towns ▁and ▁villages ▁now ▁developed ▁in ▁the ▁island ▁are ▁as ▁follows : ▁the ▁T af una ▁Urban ▁area , ▁the ▁largest ▁urban ▁area ▁in ▁the ▁territory , ▁en comp ass es ▁a ▁string ▁of ▁villages ▁from ▁' I li ' ili ▁to