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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.
1851 map of Pacific listing colonial names of individual islands. Since the beginning of the 19th century, Australia and the islands of the Pacific have been grouped by geographers into a region called Oceania.
Explore the beautiful South Pacific islands with this comprehensive travel guide to Fiji, Cook islands and French Polynesia.
The South Pacific is a region of the Pacific Ocean that includes parts of Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. It is generally considered to encompass the area south of the equator and east of Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Jun 9, 2019 · An introduction to the key islands in the South Pacific regions of Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia.
Detailed map of the South Pacific Islands with interactive picture maps showing hotel locations, island scenery, towns, beach views and pictures of tourist attractions.
The South Pacific is made up of tiny islands and remote communities in a vast ocean, so to help make sense of it all, we’ve picked key highlights to help you plan your journey. Click on our interactive South Pacific map to find out which Pacific Island nation floats your boat, from the forested hills of Fiji to the low lying atolls of Micronesia.
