Apolima Island
LIU Chuang1DAI Xiaoliang1,2ZHU Yunqiang1SHI Ruixiang1
1 Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research，Chinese Academy of Sciences，Beijing 100101，China2 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences，Beijing 100049，China
DOI:10.3974/geodb.2024.10.09.V1
Published:Oct. 2024
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Key Words：
Apolima Island,Samoa,Apolima Strait,Pacific Ocean,data encyclopedia
Abstract：
Apolima Island is an island in Samoa, 7.64 km southeast of Savai Island. It is located at the Apolima Strait between the Savai Island and the Upolu Island. Its geo-location is between 172°9'22"W and 172°8'45"W, 13°49'45"S and 13°49'5"S. The data developed based on Google Earth 2015 imagery and related maps shows that the Apolima Island has area of 0.98 km² and coastline of 4.29 km. The dataset is archived in .kmz and .shp data formats, and consists of 17 data files with data size of 81.9 KB (Compressed into 2 files with 34.7 KB).
Foundation Item：
Ministry of Science and Technology of P. R. China (2021YFE0117300)
Data Citation：
LIU Chuang, DAI Xiaoliang, ZHU Yunqiang, SHI Ruixiang.Apolima Island[J/DB/OL]. Digital Journal of Global Change Data Repository, 2024. https://doi.org/10.3974/geodb.2024.10.09.V1.
References：
[1] Liu, C., Shi, R. X., Zhang, Y. H., et al. Global multiple scale shorelines dataset based on Google Earth images (2015) [J/DB/OL]. Digital Journal of Global Change Data Repository, 2019. DOI: 10.3974/geodb.2019.04.13.V1.
[2] Liu, C., Shi, R. X., Zhang, Y. H., et al. 2015: How many islands (isles, rocks), how large land areas, and how long of shorelines in the world? —Vector data based on Google Earth images [J]. Journal of Global Change Data & Discovery, 2019, 3(2): 124-148. DOI: 10.3974/geodp.2019.02.03.
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[4] Samoa: Overview [OL]. http://cs.mfa.gov.cn/zggmcg/ljmdd/dyz_658636/smy_659816/.
[5] Samoa. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samoa.
[6] Outline of Samoa. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outline_of_Samoa.
[7] Samoa Islands. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samoan_Islands#Samoa.
[8] Apolima. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apolima
Data Product:
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ApolimaIslandshp.rar |
23.55KB |
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| 2 |
Apolima_Island.kmz |
11.20KB |
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