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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.
One main island (central island of the ABC Islands) Continental shelf Netherlands: 444 171 145,834 328 850 Caribbean Sea, Lesser Antilles Easter Island: One main island: Oceanic Chile: 163.6 63.2 6,148 37.5 97 Pacific Ocean, Polynesia Falkland Islands: Archipelago with two main islands: Continental shelf United Kingdom [n 19] 12,173 4,700 3,140 ...
5 Pacific Ocean. Toggle Pacific Ocean subsection. 5.1 Along the coast of the Americas. ... (Island nation) Baco Islands; Batanes; Babuyan Islands. Balintang Islands;
The Pacific island nation of Kiribati was the first country to ring in 2025, with its 133,500 citizens celebrating the new year at 5 a.m. ET on Tuesday. The Micronesian nation was soon followed ...
Nauru (/ n ɑː ˈ uː r uː / nah-OO-roo [3] or / ˈ n aʊ r uː / NOW-roo; [4] Nauruan: Naoero), officially the Republic of Nauru (Nauruan: Repubrikin Naoero) and formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country in Micronesia, part of the Oceania region in the Central Pacific.
English: Cocos (Keeling) Islands – Territory of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands: West Island [24] / Bantam [22] 544 [33] 14 km 2 (5 sq mi) Coral Sea Islands Coral Sea Islands Territory External territory of Australia: English: Coral Sea Islands — Coral Sea Islands Territory: Willis Island: Uninhabited: 3 km 2 (1 sq mi) Easter Island: Special ...
Projections are from the United Nations [1] and official figures are from the Pacific Community [2] ... 5 Solomon Islands: 1.4%:
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.