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4723031 soil & water These plots, in the north-central part of Tutuila Island, American Samoa, are highly erodible and unsustainable. This practicde is not traditional agriculture and is driven by population pressure on the very limited flat land on the island. June, 1984. 170 degr. E. Long.; 15 degr. S. Lat.
4723032 soil & water The landowner, a traditional Samoan Chief using a modern bulldozer, so de-stabilized the upper slope as to cause this failure.

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