11°03′25″S 171°04′28″W / 11.05694°S 171.07444°W
Etena (meaning "Eden") is a deserted village on Swains Island, American Samoa.
Description and history[edit]
Etena is located on the south side of Swains Island about 0.75 miles east of the atoll's sole village and harbor, Taulaga.[1] It was constructed during the 19th century as the location for the "residency" of the island's European owners and "proprietors," the Jennings family. A four-bedroom, colonial-style residence was constructed there and occupied by family members for several years, but has since been abandoned and is now in a state of disrepair and largely overgrown by island vegetation. A nearby graveyard contains the remains of several early island residents.[2]
Etena is deserted,[2] with all Swains Island residents living in Taulaga.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Swains Island (archived)
- ^ a b Whistler, W. A. (1983). "The flora and vegetation of Swains Island". Atoll Research Bulletin. 262: 1–2. doi:10.5479/si.00775630.262.1. S2CID 8016446 – via Smithsonian Institution.
- ^ ""Where America's sun sets"". Archived from the original on 2010-07-06. Retrieved 2011-05-16.