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Geography of Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea, an island country in the South Pacific just north of Australia.

American Samoa

American Samoa, an island territory of the United States in the South Pacific Ocean.

Bikini Atoll

Bikini Atoll, a ring of coral islets, forming part of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, in the west-central Pacific Ocean.

Federated States Of Micronesia

French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the South Pacific. It is also called French Oceania.

Fiji

Fiji, officially Republic of the Fiji Islands, an independent country and an island group in the Pacific Ocean, about 3,000 miles (4,830 km) southwest of Hawaii.

French Polynesia

, an overseas territory of France in the South Pacific. It is also called French Oceania.

Geography of British Indian Ocean Territory

British Indian Ocean Territory, a British dependency in the Indian Ocean. It consists of the Chagos Archipelago, some 1,200 miles (1,900 km) south-southwest of India.

Geography of Gilbert

Gilbert Islands, a group of 16 coral atolls in the Pacific Ocean, midway between Hawaii and Australia, on the Equator.

Geography of Kiribati

Kiribati, or Republic of Kiribati, an independent island country in the central Pacific Ocean near the Equator.

Geography of Nauru

Nauru, an island country in the Pacific Ocean between New Guinea and the Gilbert Islands, about 30 miles (48 km) south of the Equator.

Geography of Port Moresby

Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, the capital of this island country. It is the nation's largest city and chief seaport.

Geography of Samoa

Samoa,an island group in the South Pacific Ocean, about 2,500 miles (4,000 km) southwest of Hawaii.

Geography of Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands, an independent country in the southwest Pacific Ocean. It consists of all the islands in the Solomon Islands chain south of Bougainville.

Geography of Tonga

Tonga, or Kingdom of Tonga, an island country in the South Pacific, about 1,200 miles (1,900 km) north-northeast of New Zealand.

Geography of Vanuatu

Vanuatu, an island country in the southwest Pacific Ocean. It lies between Fiji and Australia and consists of the 80 or so islands that make up the New Hebrides group.

Guadalcanal

Guadalcanal, the largest island of the independent country of the Solomon Islands. Guadalcanal is in the Solomon Sea of the Pacific Ocean, about 1,200 miles (1,900 km) northeast of Australia.