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Pacific Islands, geographic region of the Pacific Ocean. It comprises three ethnogeographic groupings—Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia—but conventionally excludes Australia, the Indonesian, Philippine, and Japanese archipelagoes, and the Ryukyu, Bonin, Volcano, and Kuril island arcs beyond Japan.
This list of islands in the Pacific Ocean is organized by archipelago or political boundary. In order to keep this list of moderate size, the more complete lists for countries with large numbers of small or uninhabited islands have been hyperlinked.
Pacific Island Countries. Notoriously remote, these Pacific island countries are unique for the ingenuity that the people living on them need to possess to make the most of their local resources.
The Pacific Islands span a vast area of the Pacific Ocean, from Indonesia in the west to Easter Island in the east. The region includes more than 20,000 islands, including the largest island of New Guinea, shared by Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
Map showing the major Pacific islands. The Pacific Ocean has over 25,000 islands and numerous islets and rocks. The pacific islands are divided into three groups.
Oceania, collective name for the islands scattered throughout most of the Pacific Ocean. The term, in the widest sense, embraces the entire insular region between Asia and the Americas. A more common definition excludes the Ryukyu, Kuril, and Aleutian islands and the Japanese archipelago.
Description: This map shows Pacific Ocean countries, islands, major ports, roads.
The Pacific islands are a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean. They are further categorized into three major island groups: Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynes...
About Pacific Ocean. The Facts: Area: 64,000,000 sq mi (165,000,000 sq km). Max. depth: 10,911 m (35,797 ft). Major ports and cities: Panama City, San José, Acapulco, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Port of Seattle, Vancouver, Port Hueneme, Manzanillo, Antofagasta, Auckland, Brisbane, Melbourne, Bangkok, Manila, Saigon Port, Singapore, Busan, Hong ...
Learning Objectives. Outline the three main areas of the South Pacific: Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. Distinguish between low islands and high islands. Determine which islands remain under the auspices of France, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, or the United States.