Pacific island
Fiji, for one
A Pacific island is any island located in the Pacific Ocean, the vast body of water between Asia, Australia, and the Americas.
The term often refers specifically to islands in Oceania—Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia—rather than coastal islands near continental landmasses: She grew up on a Pacific island before moving to the mainland.
Pacific Islander describes people indigenous to these regions.
- mangrove forestCoastal woodland of salt-tolerant trees
- coconut palmDrupe-bearing tropical tree
- PolynesianOf Pacific island peoples
- lagoonSheltered coastal shallows
- coral reefCalcium carbonate marine ecosystem
reef · archipelago · Hawaii · Fiji · atoll · oral tradition · cargo cult · Palau · rising sea levels · Vanuatu · colonial history · nuclear testing · Solomon Islands · tourism industry · wave · fishing rights · outrigger canoe · hula
Pacific islandcontinent
Large connected landmass
mainland · Eurasia · Africa · North America · South America
Pacific islandAtlantic island
Land in the ocean
Caribbean island · Mediterranean island · Arctic island · British Isles
Pacific islandopen ocean
Sea far from shore
deep sea · Pacific Ocean · high seas · international waters · ocean trench