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Pacific Islands (Geographic Name)

Number of records used in: 14
Preferred form: Pacific Islands
Used for/see from:
  • Micronesia-Polynesia

includes MELANESIA; MICRONESIA & POLYNESIA: see notes under each & indentions in trees

The islands of the Pacific Ocean divided into MICRONESIA; MELANESIA; and POLYNESIA (including NEW ZEALAND). The collective name Oceania includes the aforenamed islands, adding AUSTRALIA; NEW ZEALAND; and the Malay Archipelago (INDONESIA). (Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p910, 880)

78; was SOUTH PACIFIC ISLANDS 1967-77

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