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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.
Nauru – sovereign island nation located in the Micronesian South Pacific. [1] Its nearest neighbour is Banaba Island in the Republic of Kiribati , 300 kilometres (190 mi) due east. Nauru is the world's smallest island nation, covering just 21 square kilometres (8 sq mi), the smallest independent republic , and the only republican state in the ...
Map of Nauru. Nauru is a 21 km 2 (8.1 sq mi), [4] oval-shaped island in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, 55.95 km (34.77 mi) south of the Equator. [72] The island is surrounded by a fringing coral reef, which is exposed at low tide and dotted with pinnacles. [5]
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 ...
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 ...
Territory of Norfolk Island [22] External territory of Australia: English: Norfolk Island — Territory of Norfolk Island Norfuk: Teratri of Norf'k Ailen: Kingston [22] [24] 2,169 [30] 36 km 2 (14 sq mi) Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands [22] Unincorporated territory and commonwealth of the United States
Kiribati is a member of the Pacific Community, Commonwealth of Nations, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States, and became a full member of the United Nations in 1999. [14] [15] [16] As an island nation, the islands are vulnerable to climate change and tsunamis.
This is a list of islands in Oceania by area. It includes all islands in Oceania greater than 10 km 2 (3.9 sq mi), sorted in descending order by area. No Indonesian islands outside the provinces of Western New Guinea or any other island of the Malay Archipelago are included.