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Uninhabited islands of Vanuatu (32 P) Pages in category "Uninhabited islands of the Pacific Ocean" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total.
Henderson Island is an uninhabited island in the south Pacific Ocean.It is part of the Pitcairn Island Group, together with Pitcairn, Oeno, and Ducie Islands. Measuring 9.6 by 5.1 kilometres (6.0 mi × 3.2 mi), it has an area of 37.3 km 2 (14.4 sq mi) and is located 193 km (104 nmi; 120 mi) northeast of Pitcairn Island, which is the only inhabited island of the group.
An uninhabited island, desert island, or deserted island, is an island, islet or atoll that is not permanently populated by humans. Uninhabited islands are often depicted in films or stories about shipwrecked people, and are also used as stereotypes for the idea of "paradise". Some uninhabited islands are protected as nature reserves, and some ...
The umbrella term Pacific Islands has taken on several meanings. [1] Sometimes it is used to refer only to the islands defined as lying within Oceania. [2] [3] [4] At other times, it is used to refer to the islands of the Pacific Ocean that were previously colonized by the British, French, Spaniards, Portuguese, Dutch, or Japanese, or by the United States.
Tetepare Island is an island in Western Province, in the independent nation of Solomon Islands. It is the largest uninhabited island in the South Pacific, covering approximately 118 square kilometres (46 square miles). Tetepare supports pristine lowland rainforest and a rich inshore marine area.
Clipperton Island (French: La Passion–Clipperton [la pasjɔ̃ klipœʁtɔn]; Spanish: Isla de la Pasión ), also known as Clipperton Atoll[ 5] and previously as Clipperton's Rock, [ 6] is an 8.9 km 2 (3.4 sq mi) uninhabited French coral atoll in the eastern Pacific Ocean. The only French territory in the North Pacific, Clipperton is 10,675 km ...
Ball's Pyramid is an uninhabited islet in the Pacific Ocean located 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Lord Howe Island. The steep rocky basalt outcrop is the eroded plug of a shield volcano and caldera that formed 6.4 million years ago. [ 2][ 3] It is 572 metres (1,877 ft) high, while measuring 1,100 metres (3,609 ft) in length and only 300 ...
Uninhabited islands of the Pacific Ocean (23 C, 22 P) U. Uninhabited islands of British Overseas Territories (8 C) Pages in category "Uninhabited islands"