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Geography of The Mariana Islands

Marianas, or Mariana Islands, a group of 22 volcanic islands in the North Pacific Ocean, forming part of Micronesia.

Geography of The Pescadores Islands

Pescadores, a group of 64 islands 25 miles (40 km) west of Taiwan in the Taiwan Strait.

Geography of The Ryukyu Islands

Ryukyu Islands, a chain of islands, belonging to Japan, lying in the western Pacific Ocean between Taiwan and Kyushu Island, Japan.

Geography of The Society Islands

Society Islands, an island group in the South Pacific Ocean. It is a part of French Polynesia.

Geography of The Socotra Islands

Socotra, a mountainous island in the Indian Ocean. It is a part of Yemen, which lies about 220 miles (354 km) to the north.

Geography of The Sunda Islands

Sunda Islands, an island group between the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean, forming most of Indonesia.

Geography of The Truk Islands

Truk Islands, or Chuuk, a group of the Caroline Islands in the western Pacific Ocean, some 1,700 miles (2,700 km) east of the Philippines.

Geography of The Wallis And Futuna Islands

Wallis and Futuna Islands, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean between Fiji and the Samoan Islands.

Geography of The Yap Islands

Yap, an island group in the Caroline Islands and a part of the Federated States of Micronesia.

Geography of Timor Island

Timor, one of the islands of the Indonesian archipelago. It lies in the Lesser Sunda group between the Savu and Timor seas, about 650 miles (1,050 km) east of Java.