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The umbrella term Pacific Islands has taken on several meanings. [1] Sometimes it is used to refer only to the islands defined as lying within Oceania. [2] [3] [4] At other times, it is used to refer to the islands of the Pacific Ocean that were previously colonized by the British, French, Spaniards, Portuguese, Dutch, or Japanese, or by the United States.
This is a list of sovereign states and dependent territories in the geographical region of Oceania. Although it is mostly ocean and spans many tectonic plates, Oceania is occasionally listed as one of the continents. Most of this list follows the boundaries of geopolitical Oceania, which includes Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia.
Uninhabited islands of South Korea (5 P) T. ... Pages in category "Uninhabited islands of the Pacific Ocean" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 ...
Pacific Ocean, Micronesia: 1979 May 10 Nauru: NR NRU One main island: Oceanic 21 8.1 12,580 599 1,550 Pacific Ocean, Micronesia: 1968 January 31 New Zealand NZ NZL An archipelago around two main islands: Te Ika-a-Māui (the North Island) Te Waipounamu (the South Island) Continental shelf [n 9] 270,467 104,428 5,125,451 19 49 Pacific Ocean ...
5 Pacific Ocean. Toggle Pacific Ocean subsection. 5.1 Along the coast of the Americas. ... South Orkney Islands. Flensing Islands; Gosling Islands; Governor Islands;
This is a list of the lists of islands in the world grouped by country, ... Pacific Ocean. East China Sea; South China Sea; Southern Ocean; By other bodies of water:
Sakishima Islands; Samoa; Samoan Islands; San Juan Islands (Alaska) Santa Cruz Islands; Satsunan Islands; Senkaku Islands; Shantar Islands; Shengsi Islands; Shepherd Islands; Shiwaku Islands; Shortland Islands; Solomon Islands (archipelago) Spice Islands; Spratly Islands; Sulu Archipelago; Sunda Islands
This is a list of islands in Oceania by area. It includes all islands in Oceania greater than 10 km 2 (3.9 sq mi), sorted in descending order by area. No Indonesian islands outside the provinces of Western New Guinea or any other island of the Malay Archipelago are included.