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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 ...
List of islands by area. Dymaxion map (Fuller map) with continental landmasses (I,II,III,IV) and largest islands (1–30) roughly to scale. This list includes all islands in the world larger than 1,000 km 2 (390 sq mi). For size and location reference, the four continental landmasses are also shown.
South Pacific Ocean: sea level 652 m 2,139 ft Coral Sea Islands: Unnamed location on Cato Island: 29 m 95 ft South Pacific Ocean: sea level 29 m 95 ft Costa Rica: Cerro Chirripó: 3820 m 12,533 ft North Pacific Ocean Caribbean Sea: sea level 3820 m 12,533 ft Ivory Coast: Mont Nimba: 1752 m 5,748 ft Gulf of Guinea: sea level 1752 m 5,748 ft ...
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 ...
There are many theories as to how the Fijian race came into existence. Around 1500 BC Fiji was settled by Austronesian seafarers. Around 900–600 BC Moturiki Island was settled. By 500 BC, Melanesian seafarers had reached Fiji and intermarried with the Austronesian inhabitants, giving rise to the modern Fijian people.
This is a list of countries by ecological footprint. The table is based on data spanning from 1961 to 2013 from the Global Footprint Network 's National Footprint Accounts published in 2016. Numbers are given in global hectares per capita. The world-average ecological footprint in 2016 was 2.75 global hectares per person (22.6 billion in total).
This is a list of Oceanian countries and dependencies by population in Oceania, which includes Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia. Projections are from the United Nations [1] and official figures are from the Pacific Community [2] and other official sources.
C. Pacific islands of Chile (7 C, 9 P) Pacific islands of Colombia (2 P) Pacific islands of Costa Rica (6 P)