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| The '''Pacific Islands''' are the [[island]]s of the [[Pacific Ocean]]. Three major groups of islands in the Pacific Ocean are [[Polynesia]], [[Micronesia]] and [[Melanesia]]. | The '''Pacific Islands''' are the [[island]]s of the [[Pacific Ocean]]. Three major groups of islands in the Pacific Ocean are [[Polynesia]], [[Micronesia]] and [[Melanesia]]. | ||
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"Ever since reading Captain Wallis's and Captain Cook's accounts of their discoveries in the Pacific, I've dreamed of nothing but tropical islands." --Mutiny on the Bounty (1932) by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall |
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Pacific Islands
The Pacific Islands are the islands of the Pacific Ocean. Three major groups of islands in the Pacific Ocean are Polynesia, Micronesia and Melanesia.
Depending on the context, Pacific Islands may refer to countries and islands with common Austronesian origins, islands once or currently colonized, or Oceania. The indigenous inhabitants of the Pacific Islands are referred to as Pacific Islanders.
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