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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.
The Cook Islands (Rarotongan: Kūki ‘Airani; [6] Penrhyn: Kūki Airani [7]) is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It consists of 15 islands whose total land area is approximately 236.7 square kilometres (91 sq mi). The Cook Islands' Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) covers 1,960,027 square kilometres ...
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name = Pacific Islands Name used in the default map caption; image = Pacific Islands.png The default map image, without "Image:" or "File:" top = 22.8 Latitude at top edge of map, in decimal degrees; bottom = -23.5 Latitude at bottom edge of map, in decimal degrees; left = 140.4 Longitude at left edge of map, in decimal degrees; right = -135.8
The Pacific robin inhabits the islands of the south western Pacific. [264] The aptly named Pacific kingfisher is found in the Pacific Islands, [265] as is the Red-vented bulbul, [266] Polynesian starling, [267] Brown goshawk, [268] Pacific Swallow [269] and the Cardinal myzomela, among others. [270]
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On 10 March 1944, the Department of War approved the activation of an additional AAF headquarters for the Pacific Ocean Areas. [10] To head this new command the Air Staff in Washington DC had decided as early as 16 April upon Lt. Gen. Millard F. Harmon, who, as commander of U.S. Army Forces, South Pacific Area, had had long experience in the ...