Oceania

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Oceania or the Pacific Islands include the following:[edit | edit source]

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Australia
Current name Formerly known as Native name Affiliation
Australia



Christmas Island, Australia


Australia Territory
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Keeling Islands

Australia Territory
Norfolk Island, Australia


Australia Territory


New Zealand:
Current name Formerly known as Native name Affiliation
New Zealand
Nova Zeelandia
Aotearoa


Melanesia:
Current name Formerly known as Native name Affiliation
Fiji

Viti

New Caledonia, Nouvelle-Calédonie
Kanaky, Caillou

France
Papua New Guinea



Solomon Islands



Vanuatu New Hebrides

Aoba (Ambae), Maewo, Pentecost
Cyclades

Vanuatu
Espiritu Santo


Vanuatu
Shepherd Islands


Vanuatu
Tongariki


Shepherd Is.


Micronesia
Current name Formerly known as Native name Affiliation
Guam


United States
Kiribati
Gilbert & Ellice Islands


Banaba Island
Ocean Island

Kiribati
Line Islands
American Islands
Tabuaeran, Kiritimati
Kiribati
Kiritimati Island
Christmas Island

Line Islands
Tabuaeran
Fanning Island

Line Islands
Marshall Islands

Aelon Kien Ad

Federated States of Micronesia
Caroline Islands


Caroline Islands
Ocean Islands

F.S. Micronesia
Chuuk
Truk

F.S. Micronesia
Pohnpei
Ponape

F.S. Micronesia
Nauru
Pleasant Island


Northern Mariana Islands
Ladrone Islands

United States
Palau
Belau


Wake Island


United States


Polynesia:
Current Name Formerly Known As Native Name Affiliation
American Samoa United States
Cook Islands New Zealand
Puka Puka Danger Island Cook Islands
Rarotonga Maaroaro Puka Cook Islands
Easter Island, Isla de Pascua Aku Aku Rapa Nui, Tepito te Henua Chile
FRENCH POLYNESIA France
Austral Islands Bass Islands Tuhaa Pae French Polynesia
Maria, Îles Maria Hull Island Austral Islands
Marotiri Bass Rocks Austral Islands
Raivavae Austral Islands
Rapa, Rapa Iti Oparo Austral Islands
Rimatara Austral Islands
Rurutu Austral Islands
Tubuai Towns: Mataura, Mahu, Taahueia Austral Islands
Gambier Islands Mangareva, Pearl Island French Polynesia
Akamaru Wainright Gambier Islands
Aukena Elson Gambier Islands
Taravai Belcher
Gambier Islands
Marquesas Islands Te Henua e Nana French Polynesia
Society Islands French Polynesia
Leeward Islands

Raro Mata'i or Iles Sous-Le-Vent Society Islands
Winward Islands Te Mau Fenua Mata'i or Iles du Vent Society Islands
Moorea Eimeo, or Aimeho Winward Islands
Tahiti Winward Islands
Tuamotu Archipelago Pa'umotu, Dangerous Ar.
French Polynesia
Anaa Chain Island
Tuamotu Archipelago
Makatea Tuamotu Archipelago
Niue
Savage Island


Pitcairn Islands


Great Britain
Samoa

Hamoa (the Islands)

Tokelau
Union Islands

New Zealand
Tonga
Friendly Islands


Tuvalu
Ellice Islands


Wallis and Futuna
Îles de home

France
Futuna
Hoorn Islands

Wallis & Futuna
Wallis
Uvea Islands

Wallis & Futuna

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