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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.
Pitcairn Group of Islands British overseas territory: English: Pitcairn Islands — Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands Pitkern: Pitkern Ailen: Adamstown [22] [24] 48 [30] 47 km 2 (18 sq mi) South Papua South Papua Province Province of Indonesia: Indonesian: Papua Selatan: Merauke Regency: 517,623 [32] 127,280.69 km 2 (49,143 sq mi ...
Map depicts sovereign states and a de facto state (tw) fully located on islands: those with land borders shaded green, and those without shaded dark blue. Countries/territories not shown on the map: Antarctica (aq) (continental disputed territory), Australia (au) (continental country), the Cook Islands (ck) and Niue (nu) (free association with New Zealand), Greenland (gl) (constituent country ...
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The following are lists of the islands of South America by country. Argentina A map ... Pacific Ocean islands. Cauca Department: ... A map of Paraguay.
Natuna Islands. Bunguran Islands; South Natuna; Riau Islands (separate from the Riau Archipelago) Sabalana Islands; Sangihe Islands; Schouten Islands (Known as Biak Islands and Geelvink Islands) Selayar Islands. Macan Islands; Taka Bonerate Islands; Sula Islands Also Known As Xulla Islands; Sunda Islands. Greater Sunda Islands; Lesser Sunda ...
Today the term South Seas, or South Sea, most commonly refers to the portion of the Pacific Ocean south of the equator. [1] [2] [3] The term South Sea may also be used synonymously for Oceania, or even more narrowly for Polynesia or the Polynesian Triangle, an area bounded by the Hawaiian Islands, New Zealand and Easter Island.
Oceania is a geographical, and geopolitical, region consisting of numerous lands—mostly islands in the Pacific Ocean and vicinity. The term is also sometimes used to denote a continent comprising Australia and proximate Pacific islands .