This is a list of National Natural Landmarks (NNL) in American Samoa.
| Name | Designated | District | Coordinates | Description | Image | |
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| Cape Taputapu | 1972 | Western | 14°19′17″S 170°50′36″W / 14.3214°S 170.8432°W / -14.3214; -170.8432 (Cape Taputapu National Natural Landmark) | A natural exhibit of shoreline, offshore volcanic rocks, and blowholes sculptured by heavy sea wave action | ||
| Fogama'a Crater | 1972 | Western | 14°21′24″S 170°45′13″W / 14.3568°S 170.7535°W / -14.3568; -170.7535 (Fogama'a Crater National Natural Landmark) | One of very few illustrations of the most recent episode of volcanism in American Samoa | ||
| Matafao Peak | 1972 | Eastern | 14°17′38″S 170°42′16″W / 14.2939°S 170.7045°W / -14.2939; -170.7045 (Matafao Peak National Natural Landmark) | One of five great masses of volcanic rocks that extruded as molten magma during the major episodes of volcanism that created Tutuila Island | ||
| Le'ala Shoreline | 1972 | Western | 14°21′36″S 170°46′38″W / 14.3600°S 170.7773°W / -14.3600; -170.7773 (Le'ala Shoreline National Natural Landmark) | A young flow of basalt, inter-bedded with layers of tuff, that illustrates erosion by wave action | ||
| Rainmaker Mountain (Mount Pioa) |
1972 | Eastern | 14°16′21″S 170°39′21″W / 14.2725°S 170.6558°W / -14.2725; -170.6558 (Rainmaker Mountain (Mt. Pioa) National Natural Landmark) | An outstanding example of gigantic plugs that created Tutuila Island | ||
| Vai'ava Strait | 1972 | Eastern | 14°14′21″S 170°40′17″W / 14.2393°S 170.6715°W / -14.2393; -170.6715 (Vai'ava Strait National Natural Landmark) | A classic illustration of steep cliffs and erosion-resistant outliers formed by wave action on a volcanic mass | ||
| Aunu'u Island | 1972 | Eastern | 14°17′00″S 170°33′12″W / 14.2833°S 170.5534°W / -14.2833; -170.5534 (Aunu'u Island National Natural Landmark) | The site of recent episodes of volcanism backed by a geologically recent tuff cone |
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