Pacific Islands
Scattered tropical atolls
A geographic and political designation for the island nations and territories of the Pacific Ocean, particularly those in Oceania.
The term appears in formal contexts like the Pacific Islands Forum, an intergovernmental organization.
The Pacific Islands face unique challenges from their remote locations and small populations.
Often treated as a proper noun when referring to the region collectively.
Pacific island republic
- SamoaSouth Pacific island nation
- TongaSouth Pacific kingdom
- VanuatuMelanesian archipelago nation
- PalauMicronesian island nation
Kiribati · Tuvalu · Nauru · Papua New Guinea
Pacific island collective
- MelanesiaPacific island subregion
- MicronesiaPacific island region
- PolynesiaEastern Oceania's island groups
- territoriesAreas under jurisdiction
Pure and untouched
Planetary atmospheric transformation
- rising sea levelsIncreasing ocean elevation
- remoteDistant or controller
- isolatedSeparated from others
- subsistenceMinimal means of living
Fiji
Pacific island republic
Palau · Kiribati · Tuvalu · Nauru · Papua New Guinea
Oceania
Pacific island collective
- MelanesiaPacific island subregion
- MicronesiaPacific island region
- PolynesiaEastern Oceania's island groups
pristine
Pure and untouched
climate change
Planetary atmospheric transformation
- rising sea levelsIncreasing ocean elevation
- remoteDistant or controller
- isolatedSeparated from others
- French TerritoriesFrench Guiana, Guadeloupe, French Polynesia, Martinique, Saint Martin
- placescity, town, village, hamlet, building
- OceaniaFiji, New Zealand, Australia, Samoa, Tonga
- American RegionsMidwest, Southwest, Northwest, Deep South, Sun Belt
- World RegionsEurope, Asia, Africa, Australia, Oceania
- Pacific RimAustralia, Japan, China, New Zealand, Philippines
Pacific Islandscontinents
Earth's largest landmasses
mainland · Eurasia · Africa · North America · South America
Pacific IslandsBritish Isles
Northwest European archipelago
Canary Islands · Azores · Maldives · Seychelles · Cape Verde
island, pacify, islands, Pacific, islander, Pacific Islander, Pacific Islanders