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2 days ago · It comprises 121 geographically dispersed islands and atolls stretching over more than 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) in the South Pacific Ocean. The total land area of French Polynesia is 3,521 square kilometres (1,359 sq mi), [2] with a population of 278,786 (Aug. 2022 census) [3] of which at least 205,000 live in the Society Islands and the ...
1 day ago · New Caledonia (/ ˌ k æ l ɪ ˈ d oʊ n i ə / ⓘ KAL-ih-DOH-nee-ə; French: Nouvelle-Calédonie [nuvɛl kaledɔni] ⓘ) is a sui generis collectivity of overseas France in the southwest Pacific Ocean, south of Vanuatu, about 1,210 km (750 mi) east of Australia, and 17,000 km (11,000 mi) from Metropolitan France.
2 days ago · Internet TLD. .ck. ^ As per the Te Reo Maori Act. The Cook Islands ( Rarotongan: Kūki ‘Airani; [6] Penrhyn: Kūki Airani [7]) is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It consists of 15 islands whose total land area is approximately 236.7 square kilometres (91 sq mi). The Cook Islands' Exclusive Economic ...
2 days ago · American Samoa [c] is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the Polynesia region of the South Pacific Ocean. Centered on 14.3°S 170.7°W, it is southeast of the island country of Samoa, east of the International Date Line and the Wallis and Futuna Islands, west of the Cook Islands, north of Tonga, and some 500 kilometers ...
3 days ago · The cultural groups in the Pacific Islands are vast and encompass a wide range of nationalities. The three major island groups in the Pacific Ocean are Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. Melanesia is known for its rich cultural heritage and includes countries such as Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Vanuatu, and the Solomon Islands.
3 days ago · Vanuatu, country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, consisting of a chain of 13 principal and many smaller islands located about 500 miles (800 km) west of Fiji and 1,100 miles (1,770 km) east of Australia. The islands extend north-south for some 400 miles (650 km) in an irregular Y shape. The Torres Islands are the northernmost group.
4 days ago · The Pacific Ocean is considered the deepest ocean in the world because of the presence of the Mariana Trench, which is the deepest part of the world’s oceans. The Mariana Trench reaches a depth of about 36,070 feet (10,994 meters) at the Challenger Deep.
