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... Islands , island geographic region of the Pacific Ocean . It comprises three ethno- geographic regions - Melanesia , Micronesia , and Polynesia - but conventionally excludes the neighbouring island continent of Australia . The Pacific ...
... Islands , island geographic region of the Pacific Ocean . It comprises three ethno- geographic regions - Melanesia , Micronesia , and Polynesia - but conventionally excludes the neighbouring island continent of Australia . The Pacific ...
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... Islands are densely populated , with ranges from about 26 persons per square mile ( 10 per square km ) in New Caledonia to almost 1,270 per square mile in Nauru . The population of the ... Islands , Trust Territory of 48 Territory Islands -
... Islands are densely populated , with ranges from about 26 persons per square mile ( 10 per square km ) in New Caledonia to almost 1,270 per square mile in Nauru . The population of the ... Islands , Trust Territory of 48 Territory Islands -
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Pacific Islands , Trust Territory of 48 Territory Islands - i.e . , the Marshalls , the Car- olines , and Palau - to Germany . During World War I the colonial structure of the Pacific Islands was altered as Japan oc- cupied the German ...
Pacific Islands , Trust Territory of 48 Territory Islands - i.e . , the Marshalls , the Car- olines , and Palau - to Germany . During World War I the colonial structure of the Pacific Islands was altered as Japan oc- cupied the German ...
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