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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.
Map English short and formal names [20] Status Domestic short and formal names Capital Population Area [28] American Samoa Territory of American Samoa [22] Unincorporated territory of the United States: English: American Samoa — Territory of American Samoa Samoan: Amerika Sāmoa: Pago Pago [22] [24] 67,242 [30] 199 km 2 (77 sq mi) Ashmore and ...
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Flag of New South Wales: A St George's Cross with four gold stars and a lion in the fly of a British blue ensign. [2] 1876–present [a] Flag of Queensland: A light blue Maltese cross with a crown on a white background in the fly of a British blue ensign. [3] 1904–present Flag of South Australia
However, the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) considers the entire Gilbert islands group to be in the South Pacific Ocean. [4] Another way to group the Gilbert Islands is according to their former administrative districts, which were known as the Northern, Central, and Southern Gilberts. (Tarawa was once a separate district as well).
Flag of the Colony of South Australia [76] British blue ensign defaced with the Southern Cross on a black roundel in the fly. 1876 –1901: Flag of the Colony of South Australia [77] British blue ensign defaced with an image of Britannia and an Aboriginal Australian man on a roundel on the fly. Remained in use as the state flag from 1901–1904 ...