The islands of the Pacific Ocean divided into MICRONESIA; MELANESIA; and POLYNESIA (including NEW ZEALAND). The collective name Oceania includes the aforenamed islands, adding AUSTRALIA; NEW ZEALAND; and the Malay Archipelago (INDONESIA). (Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p910, 880)
Synonyms: Pacific Island, Pacific Islands, Micronesia-Polynesia
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78; was SOUTH PACIFIC ISLANDS 1967-77 ,use PACIFIC ISLANDS to search SOUTH PACIFIC ISLANDS 1967-77 ,includes MELANESIA; MICRONESIA & POLYNESIA: see notes under each & indentions in trees
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D010139