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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.
Pages in category "Uninhabited islands of the Pacific Ocean" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
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The Nggela Islands or Ngella Islands, [1] previously known as the Florida Islands, are a small island group in the Central Province of Solomon Islands, [2] a sovereign state, since 1978, in the southwest Pacific Ocean. The name Florida Islands fell into disuse following Solomon Islands' independence in 1978. [2] [3] The group is composed of ...
Micronesia (UK: / ˌ m aɪ k r ə ˈ n iː z i ə /, US: /-ˈ n iː ʒ ə / ⓘ) [1] is a subregion of Oceania, consisting of approximately 2,000 small islands in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean. It has a close shared cultural history with three other island regions: Maritime Southeast Asia to the west, Polynesia to the east, and Melanesia to ...
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 ...
Beira Litoral Islands Portugal: Parry: Georgian Bay Ontario Canada Pasalimani: Marmara Islands Turkey: Pasaran Indonesia: Pašman Croatia: Pasque: Elizabeth Islands, Massachusetts United States Pasumpahan Indonesia: Pate: Lamu Islands Kenya: Patience Rhode Island United States Pátmos: Dodecanese Greece: Patos: San Juan Islands, Washington ...
Clipperton Island (French: La Passion–Clipperton [la pasjɔ̃ klipœʁtɔn]; Spanish: Isla de la Pasión), also known as Clipperton Atoll [5] and previously as Clipperton's Rock, [6] is an 8.9 km 2 (3.4 sq mi) uninhabited French coral atoll in the eastern Pacific Ocean.