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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 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) (free association with New Zealand), Greenland (gl) (constituent country of the Kingdom ...
Tonga Trench south of the Samoa Islands and north of New Zealand. The 2009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami killed more than 170 people in the Samoa Islands and Tonga. The M8.1 submarine earthquake took place in the region at 06:48:11 local time on September 29, 2009 (17:48:11 UTC, September 29), followed by smaller aftershocks. [27]
English: Samoa — Independent State of Samoa Samoan: Samoa — Malo Sa‘oloto Tuto'atasi o Samoa: Apia: 218,764 2,831 km 2 (1,093 sq mi) Solomon Islands SLB English: Solomon Islands Pijin: Solomon Aelan: Honiara: 707,851 28,896 km 2 (11,157 sq mi) Tonga Kingdom of Tonga TON English: Tonga — Kingdom of Tonga Tongan: Tonga — Pule'anga Tonga ...
Beach in Sipalay, Negros Occidental Lakawon Island of Cadiz, Negros Occidental Marino Del Norte Beach of Escalante, Negros Occidental Royal Villa Beach of Pontevedra, Negros Occidental Manjuyod White Sandbar in Manjuyod, Negros Oriental Rock formations at the boat landing area in Apo Island, Negros Oriental.
This is a list of the lists of islands in the world grouped by country, by continent, by body of water, and by other classifications. For rank-order lists, see the other lists of islands below. Lists of islands by country
This is a list of countries and territories by land and maritime borders. For each country or territory, the number and identity of other countries and territories that neighbor it are listed. Land borders and maritime boundaries are included and are tabulated separately and in combination.
This is a list of countries by number of islands, with figures given for the numbers of islands within their territories. In some cases, this figure is approximate and may vary slightly between sources depending on which islands are counted. The criteria for inclusion appear to differ considerably between the countries so they are not necessarily directly comparable. Different languages use ...