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See also: List of Fijian flags: A cyan British Blue Ensign defaced with the shield of Fiji's Coat of Arms in the fly half. 1979 – Flag of Kiribati: 1979 – Flag of the Marshall Islands: 1978 – Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia: 1968 – Flag of Nauru See also: List of Nauruan flags: 1902 – Flag of New Zealand See also: List of ...
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
Flag Coat of Arms / National Emblem Map English short and formal names [20] Status Domestic short and formal names Capital Population Area [28] Cook Islands [22] Self-governing in free association with New Zealand. It shares a head of state with New Zealand as well as having shared citizenship, but is independent in its internal affairs.
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 2007 book Asia in the Pacific Islands: Replacing the West, by New Zealand Pacific scholar Ron Crocombe, defined the term "Pacific Islands" as being islands in the South Pacific Commission, and stated that such a definition "does not include Galápagos and other [oceanic] islands off the Pacific coast of the Americas; these were uninhabited ...
Pacific Ocean. South Pacific Ocean. Oceania. Polynesia; Time zone: UTC+13; Extreme points of Tonga High: unnamed location on Kao Island 1,033 m (3,389 ft) Low: South Pacific Ocean 0 m; Land boundaries: none; Coastline: South Pacific Ocean 419 km; Population of Tonga: 100,000 - 187th most populous country; Area of Tonga: 748 km 2; Atlas of Tonga
By tradition, the islands located in the southern Pacific have also often been called the South Sea Islands, [4] and their inhabitants have been called South Sea Islanders. The Hawaiian Islands have often been considered to be part of the South Sea Islands because of their relative proximity to the southern Pacific islands, even though they are ...
A sports fan waving the flag of South Africa. Giant flag of Turkey made of Lego bricks. Flag of the United States on the moon during the Apollo 15 moon landing. Flags of the United Kingdom and India are hung during a political meeting. Flag of Palestine prominently displayed on West Bank Wall graffiti art. Hoisted Nordic cross flags flying upon ...