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Depending on the context, the term Pacific Islands may refer to one of several different concepts: (1) those countries and islands with common Austronesian origins, (2) the islands once (or currently) colonized, (3) the geographical region of Oceania, or (4) any island located in the Pacific Ocean. This list of islands in the Pacific Ocean is ...
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.
This category has the following 20 subcategories, out of 20 total. Archipelagoes of the Pacific Ocean (114 C, 158 P) Atolls of the Pacific Ocean (19 C, 6 P) Islands of the Pacific Ocean by country (13 C) Islands of Oceania (15 C, 18 P) Uninhabited islands of the Pacific Ocean (23 C, 22 P)
Many of these territories are often described as dependencies or autonomous areas. 3. Dependent territories of sovereign states. Two of these territories (French Polynesia and New Caledonia) are associate members of the Pacific Islands Forum, while five others (American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Tokelau, and Wallis and Futuna) hold ...
Polynesia[a] (UK: / ˌpɒlɪˈniːziə / POL-in-EE-zee-ə, US: /- ˈniːʒə / -EE-zhə) is a subregion of Oceania, made up of more than 1,000 islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific Ocean. The indigenous people who inhabit the islands of Polynesia are called Polynesians.
In 1668 the Spanish formally incorporated the islands to the Spanish East Indies and founded a colony on Guam as a resting place for the west-bound Manila galleons. The territory was ceded by Spain more than two centuries later, when in 1898 the United States took over the islands following the Spanish–American War.
Pacific islands of Peru (14 P) Islands of the Philippines (16 C, 6 P) T. Islands of Taiwan (2 C, 27 P) U. Pacific islands of the United States (13 C, 3 P)
5 Pacific Ocean. Toggle Pacific Ocean subsection. 5.1 Along the coast of the Americas. ... List of islands by name; Lists of islands; References