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Far out in the South Pacific, there's a tropical island paradise. Known as the "Islands of Sacred Earth," the territory of American Samoa is one of the United States' most remote outposts. Its waters are home to stunningly beautiful coral reefs, including two of the world's oldest and largest coral colonies on record. Many of these sites are protected inside America's only National Marine Sanctuary and National Park south of the equator. Coral reefs...