page_title: Aleipata Islands
hierarchical_section_title: Aleipata Islands
caption_attribution_description: English: Aleipata Islands, Samoa Deutsch: Aleipata-Inseln, Samoa Gagana Samoa: Upolu ma motu i Aleipata, Samoa Русский: Aleipata островов Самоа Français&#160;: Iles de Aleipata à Samoa
context_page_description: The Aleipata Islands is a group of four uninhabited islands off the eastern end of Upolu Island, Samoa, with an aggregate area of 1.68 km²:
  Nu'utele
  Nu'ulua
  Namua
  Fanuatapu
  Namua and Fanuatapu are at the outer edge of the fringing reef of Upolu, with distances of 0.7 km and 2.5 km to the Upolu mainland, respectively. Nu'utele and Nu'ulua are 4 to 6 km further south, outside of the fringing reef, at distances of 1.4 km 3.5 km off Cape Tapaga, the southeastern headland of Upolu.
  These islets are remnants of eroded volcanic tuff rings. Only Namua is open for visitors. Fanuatapu, being the easternmost island, has a lighthouse. The islands are important nesting locations for seabirds.
context_section_description: The Aleipata Islands is a group of four uninhabited islands off the eastern end (the historical Aleipata region) of Upolu Island, Samoa, with an aggregate area of 1.68 km²):
  Nu'utele (1.08 km²)
  Nu'ulua (0.25 km²)
  Namua (0.20 km²)
  Fanuatapu (0.15 km²)
  Namua and Fanuatapu are at the outer edge of the fringing reef of Upolu, with distances of 0.7 km and 2.5 km to the Upolu mainland, respectively. Nu'utele and Nu'ulua are 4 to 6 km further south, outside of the fringing reef, at distances of 1.4 km 3.5 km off Cape Tapaga, the southeastern headland of Upolu.
  These islets are remnants of eroded volcanic tuff rings. Only Namua is open for visitors (Namua Island Resort, beaches). Fanuatapu, being the easternmost island, has a lighthouse. The islands are important nesting locations for seabirds.
caption: Aleipata islands east of Upolu island (NASA photo)
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