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Redirects and question

Why doesn't the page redirect when you type in one of the island names other than Swains Island? --Falphin

Never mind--Falphin

Rose Island and Swains Island are both part of American Samoa. That is the only thing they have in common. They are not in any other way connected. No geographical connection. No historic connection. Look at this map, they are the 2 furthest apart islands in American Samoa: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/australia/samoa_islands_2002.gif - Dr U 00:50, 27 September 2005 (UTC) reply

There other things the two have in common, for example, they are both atolls and they are both in the South Pacific.-- Ratzer 17:18, 13 December 2006 (UTC) reply

Population Estimate

The population estimate is 37, but from what date. In 2001 I visited Swains and there were 5 people living there, one Jennings family member and a family of 4 taking care of her. I have a picture of all of them. 71.198.89.239 13:43, 23 February 2006 (UTC) reply

Since the firtst entry as no reference, you could change it based on your knowledge (and put as date) - Marshman 17:51, 23 February 2006 (UTC) reply
The population figure of 37 was from the 2000 Census, up from 16 in the 1990 Census. [1] But this seems high relative to other sources, such as the NOAA ("less than 20"). I've updated the figure based on that given in an alert for Cyclone Percy. -- Avenue 09:03, 14 March 2007 (UTC) reply
According to United States Census, "The Census Bureau bases its decision about whom to count on the concept of usual residence. Usual residence, a principle established by the Census Act of 1790, is defined as the place a person lives and sleeps most of the time." The US Census of 2000 reports that the population of Swains Island was 37 at that time, up from 16 in 1990. Uncensored Kiwi Touch 22:54, 10 December 2010 (UTC) reply

Swains Island in Micronesia

There seems to be another Swains Island in Micronesia: de:Swainsinsel -- Martinwilke1980 11:09, 16 November 2006 (UTC) reply

This article is about the same island, there is no second Swains Island.-- Ratzer 17:18, 13 December 2006 (UTC) reply

Better Map Needed

The current map provided is just of the island itself; I have no idea where this island is in relation to, well, anything. Masternachos ( talk) 06:06, 9 April 2010 (UTC) reply

North of Samoa, south of Tokelau. See this map, for instance. Maybe a cropped version of that would be a useful addition to this article. I will hopefully have time to do that in a week or so; feel free to beat me to it. -- Avenue ( talk) 08:54, 9 April 2010 (UTC) reply

Is it (still) a territory ?

Are the Swains islands still separate US territory? All recent sources I can find group them as part of American Samoa, even the [CIA factbook| https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/aq.html] which lists all the other Minor Islands separately. 10:51, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

Doesn't appear so. CMD ( talk) 11:30, 29 July 2012 (UTC) reply

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nationality of inhabitants

The inhabitants are noted as being "Tokelauans" in the article lede, but are they nationals of New Zealand or of the U.S.? This article also mentions "labor contracts" so it's not clear if they're from Tokelau and living on Swains long-term as workers or if it's a population of ethnic Tokelauans who have been resident on Swains for multiple generations. -- Jfruh ( talk) 07:12, 8 August 2018 (UTC) reply

Most former inhabitants were ethnic Tokelauans who had been in the island for generations and became US nationals when the US annexed it in 1925. After the eviction in 1953, New Zealand nationals from Tokelau were hired to replace them but copra production ended in 1967, and eventually everyone left. The island has been uninhabited since 2008, and most people counted in the census (temporary residents) reported their ethnicity as Samoan. I corrected the article. Heitordp ( talk) 08:58, 3 May 2020 (UTC) reply

Disputed territory

The article mentions that the island is disputed territory between Tokelau and the United States of America, but in the info bar, it simply states that it is administered by the USA. Would it be a good idea to mark it as disputed between Tokelau and the USA there, as well as in the article?

Tapua

Forgive my ignorance, but does anyone know what a "tapua" is? I can't find a definition anywhere.

Thanks, Spade6179 ( talk) 15:24, 26 January 2023 (UTC) reply

Not sure, it appears to have been directly lifted from here. CMD ( talk) 15:53, 26 January 2023 (UTC) reply
I think it's a typo for ' wikt:tupua', which is a polynesian word for strange or supernatural. In the Swains Island context, it refers to sacred stones. See for example [2], or google "tupua Swains".- gadfium 20:56, 26 January 2023 (UTC) reply
Ah, that makes sense. Thank you!
Spade6179 ( talk) 22:50, 27 January 2023 (UTC) reply
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