Bisecting the Independent State of SAMOA in the South Pacific Ocean is the Apolima Strait, a navigable body of water that is approximately 16.9 kilometers (10.5 miles) wide and 32.2 kilometers (20 miles) long. Apolima Strait passes through and around several small islands between Samoa's two major islands: Savai'i and Upolu. These small islands include Apolima, Lepuia'i, Manono, and Nu'ulopa. In addition to the close-proximity Tafua Rainforest Reserve on Savai'i island, these islands are heavily forested — except Lepuia'i island, which basically resembles a big boulder!
Several ferry services are available to connect the islands. The area's most extensive ferry line connects the town of Sālelologa with the Mulifanua Wharf Ferry Terminal, down the road from the Faleolo International Airport. Another ferry route connects Cape Fatuosofia's oceanfront Le Vasa Resort to a small village on Apolima island. Manono island has several transportation possibilities: ferries connecting the towns of Apai and Faleu and sometimes Salua as well as a road circling along the coastline. A couple of Apolima Strait's reefs are named Cathedral and Manono.
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