Individual #Austronesia islands of central and South Pacific (Indonesia and Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia)
instance of: #archipelago
member: #Austronesian
part of: #Pacific_Ocean
part: #Melanesia the islands in the southwestern part of Oceania
part: #Fiji_Islands__Fijis a group of more than 800 islands (100 inhabited) in the southwestern Pacific; larger islands (Viti Levu and Vanua Levu) are of volcanic origin surrounded by coral reefs; smaller islands are coral
part: #Viti_Levu a volcanic island in the Fijis
part: #Vanua_Levu a volcanic island in the Fijis
part: #Fiji__Republic_of_Fiji an independent state within the British Commonwealth located on the Fiji Islands
part: #Suva the capital and largest city of Fiji (on Viti Levu island)
part: #Bismarck_Archipelago a group of islands in the southwestern Pacific northeast of New Guinea; part of Papua New Guinea
part: #Admiralty_Islands a group of islands in the Bismarck Archipelago
part: #New_Britain the largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago; part of Papua New Guinea
part: #New_Ireland an island in the Bismarck Archipelago; part of Papua New Guinea
part: #New_Caledonia an island east of Australia and north of New Zealand
part: #Solomons__Solomon_Islands the northernmost islands are part of Papua New Guinea; the remainder form an independent state within the British Commonwealth
part: #Guadalcanal a mountainous island; the largest of the Solomon Islands in the independent state that is a member of the British Commonwealth
part: #Solomon_Islands the southern Solomon Islands that since 1978 form an independent state in the British Commonwealth
part: #Bougainville the largest of the Solomon Islands; a province of Papua New Guinea
part: #Honiara national capital of Solomon Islands
part: #Vanuatu__Republic_of_Vanuatu__New_Hebrides a volcanic island republic in Melanesia; independent since 1980
part: #Port_Vila__Vila__capital_of_Vanuatu capital of Vanuatu
part: #Micronesia the islands in the northwestern part of Oceania
part: #Federated_States_of_Micronesia__Micronesia__TT a country scattered over Micronesia with a constitutional government in free association with the United States; achieved independence in 1986
part: #Kolonia capital of Micronesia
part: #Mariana_Islands__Marianas__Ladrone_Islands a chain of coral and volcanic islands in Micronesia halfway between New Guinea and Japan
part: #Guam__GU the largest and southernmost island in the Marianas; was ceded by Spain to the United States in 1898
part: #Saipan.island__saipan an island in the southern Mariana Islands that is the administrative center of the United States Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
part: #Saipan US forces captured the island from the Japanese in July 1944; it was an important air base until the end of World War II
part: #Caroline_Islands a long archipelago of more than 500 islands in Micronesia east of the Philippines
part: #Marshall_Islands a group of coral islands in eastern Micronesia
part: #Republic_of_the_Marshall_Islands__Marshall_Islands a republic (under United States protection) on the Marshall Islands
part: #Eniwetok.atoll__eniwetok an atoll in the Marshall islands; site of an amphibious assault in World War II; later used by the United States to test atomic bombs
part: #Kwajalein.atoll__kwajalein an atoll in the western Marshall Islands that was used as a Japanese air and naval base during World War II
part: #Kwajalein World War II (January 1944); American forces landed and captured a Japanese air base
part: #Ellice_Islands__Tuvalu a group of coral islands in Micronesia southwest of Hawaii
part: #Tuvalu a small island republic on the Tuvalu islands; formerly part of the British colony of Gilbert and Ellice Islands until it withdrew in 1975 and became independent of the United Kingdom in 1978
part: #Funafuti capital of Tuvalu
part: #Kiribati__Republic_of_Kiribati an island republic in the west central Pacific just south of the equator
part: #Gilbert_Islands a group of islands in Micronesia southwest of Hawaii; formerly part of the British colony of Gilbert and Ellice Islands until it became part of the Republic of Kiribati in 1979
part: #Tarawa-Makin__Tarawa__Makin battles in World War II in the Pacific (November 1943); US Marines took the islands from the Japanese after bitter fighting
part: #Tarawa__Bairiki national capital of Kiribati
part: #Gilbert_and_Ellice_Islands a former British colony in Micronesia
part: #Nauru_Island__Nauru__Pleasant_Island a small island in the central Pacific Ocean 2,800 miles southwest of Hawaii; in Micronesia west of the Gilbert Islands
part: #Nauru__Republic_of_Nauru an island republic on Nauru Island; phosphate exports support the economy
part: #Polynesia the islands in the eastern part of Oceania
part: #French_Polynesia__French_Oceania a French overseas territory in the South Pacific
part: #Society_Islands an island group of French Polynesia in the South Pacific east of Samoa
part: #Tahiti an island in the south Pacific; the most important island in French Polynesia; made famous by Robert Louis Stevenson and Paul Gauguin
part: #Papeete the capital of French Polynesia on the northwestern coast of Tahiti
part: #Tuamotu_Archipelago__Paumotu_Archipelago__Low_Archipelago a group of about 80 coral islands in French Polynesia
part: #Tubuai_Islands__Austral_Islands a chain of small islands in French Polynesia
part: #Gambier_Islands a group of islands in the south central Pacific; part of French Polynesia
part: #Marquesas_Islands__Iles_Marquises a group of volcanic islands in the south central Pacific; part of French Polynesia
part: #Samoa a group of volcanic islands in the South Pacific midway between Hawaii and Australia; its climate and scenery and Polynesian culture make it a popular tourist stop
part: #Independent_State_of_Samoa__Samoa__Western_Samoa__Samoa_i_Sisifo a constitutional monarchy on the western part of the islands of Samoa in the South Pacific
part: #Apia__capital_of_Western_Samoa the capital of Western Samoa
part: #American_Samoa__Eastern_Samoa__AS a United States territory on the eastern part of the island of Samoa
part: #Pago_Pago__Pango_Pango a port in American Samoa
part: #Kingdom_of_Tonga__Tonga__Friendly_Islands a monarchy on a Polynesian archipelago in the South Pacific; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1970
part: #Hawaiian_Islands__Sandwich_Islands a group of volcanic and coral islands in the central Pacific
part: #Hawaii__Aloha_State__HI a state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands
part: #Haleakala_National_Park a national park in Hawaii including a dormant volcano
part: #Hawaii_Volcanoes_National_Park a national park in Hawaii featuring active volcanoes
part: #Hilo a town in Hawaii on the island of Hawaii
part: #Hawaii_Island__Hawaii the largest and southernmost of the Hawaii islands; has several volcanic peaks
part: #Hilo a town in Hawaii on the island of Hawaii
part: #Mauna_Kea an active volcano on north central Hawaii Island; highest peak in the Hawaiian Islands
part: #Mauna_Loa an active volcano on south central Hawaii Island
part: #Kahoolawe_Island__Kahoolawe an island of south-central Hawaii
part: #Kauai_Island__Kauai an island of Hawaii northwest of Oahu
part: #Lanai_Island__Lanai an island of central Hawaii; a pineapple-growing area
part: #Maui_Island__Maui the second largest of the Hawaiian Islands
part: #Molokai_Island__Molokai an island of central Hawaii (between Maui and Oahu)
part: #Nihau_Island__Nihau the most northwestern Hawaiian island (beyond Kauai)
part: #Oahu_Island__Oahu an island of central Hawaii (between Molokai and Kauai); the chief island of the state
part: #Honolulu__capital_of_Hawaii__Hawaiian_capital the capital and largest city of Hawaii; on the island of Oahu
part: #Waikiki a well-known beach and resort area on Oahu Island southeast of Honolulu
part: #Pearl_Harbor a harbor on Oahu west of Honolulu; location of a United States naval base that was attacked by the Japanese on 7 Dec 1941
part: #Midway_Islands an atoll in the Hawaiian Islands some 1300 mile northwest of Honolulu; site of an important United States naval base
part: #battle_of_Midway__Midway naval battle of World War II (June 1942); land and carrier-based American planes decisively defeated a Japanese fleet on its way to invade the Midway Islands
part: #Indonesia__Republic_of_Indonesia__Dutch_East_Indies a republic in southeastern Asia on an archipelago including more than 13,000 islands; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1945; the principal oil producer in the Far East and Pacific regions
part: #Java an island in Indonesia south of Borneo; one of the world's most densely populated regions
part: #Jakarta__Djakarta__capital_of_Indonesia capital and largest city of Indonesia; located on the island of Java; founded by the Dutch in 17th century
part: #Bandung a city in Indonesia; located on western Java (southeast of Jakarta); a resort known for its climate
part: #Semarang__Samarang a port city is southern Indonesia; located in northern Java
part: #Bali an island in Indonesia east of Java; striking volcanic scenery; culture is known for elaborate dances and rituals and for handicrafts
part: #Timor an island in Indonesia in the Malay Archipelago; the largest and most eastern of the Lesser Sunda Islands
part: #Sumatra a mountainous island in western Indonesia
part: #Medan a city in Indonesia; located in northeastern Sumatra
part: #Celebes__Sulawesi a mountainous island in eastern Indonesia
part: #Moluccas__Spice_Islands a group of island in eastern Indonesia between Celebes and New Guinea; settled by the Portuguese but taken by the Dutch who made them the center for a spice monopoly, at which time they were known as Spice Islands
part: #Indonesian_Borneo__Kalimantan the part of Indonesia on the southern side of the island of Borneo
part: #Krakatau__Krakatao__Krakatoa a small volcanic island in Indonesia between Java and Sumatra; its violent eruption in 1883 was the greatest in recorded history
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