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'''(Pacific Islands)'''<br>
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=== Oceania or the Pacific Islands include the following: ===
{{Pacific Map}}  
{{Pacific Map}}  
{|
 
|'''Australia'''
<br>
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|-
== Pacific Islands  ==
! bgcolor="#33ffff" align="center" | '''Current name'''
 
! bgcolor="#33ffff" align="center" | '''Formerly known as'''
=== [[Australia Genealogy|Australia]] ===
! bgcolor="#33ffff" align="center" | '''Native name'''
 
! bgcolor="#33ffff" align="center" | '''Affiliation'''
=== Melanesia  ===
|-
 
| [[Australia Genealogy|Australia]]<br>
| <br>
| <br>
| <br>
|-
| [[Christmas Island, Australia Genealogy|Christmas Island, Australia]]<br>
| <br>
| <br>
| Australia Territory<br>
|-
| [[Cocos (Keeling) Islands Genealogy|Cocos (Keeling) Islands]]<br>
| Keeling Islands<br>
| <br>
| Australia Territory<br>
|-
| [[Norfolk Island, Australia Genealogy|Norfolk Island, Australia]]<br>
|<br>
| <br>
| Australia Territory<br>
|-
|}
<br>
|-
|'''New Zealand:'''
{| width="650" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2" border="1" align="center"
|-
! bgcolor="#33ffff" align="center" | '''Current name'''
! bgcolor="#33ffff" align="center" | '''Formerly known as'''
! bgcolor="#33ffff" align="center" | '''Native name'''
! bgcolor="#33ffff" align="center" | '''Affiliation'''
|-
| [[New Zealand Genealogy|New Zealand]]<br>
| Nova Zeelandia<br>
| Aotearoa <br>
| <br>
|-
|}
<br>
|-
|'''Melanesia:'''
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| France<br>
| France<br>
|-
|-
| [[Papua New Guinea Genealogy|'''Papua New Guinea''']]<br>  
| [[Papua New Guinea|'''Papua New Guinea''']]<br>  
| <br>  
| <br>  
| <br>  
| <br>  
| <br>
| <br>
|-
|-
| [[Solomon Islands Genealogy|'''Solomon Islands''']]<br>  
| [[Solomon Islands|'''Solomon Islands''']]<br>  
| <br>  
| <br>  
| <br>  
| <br>  
| <br>
| <br>
|-
|-
| [[Vanuatu Genealogy|'''Vanuatu''']]  
| [[Vanuatu|'''Vanuatu''']]  
| New Hebrides  
| New Hebrides  
| <br>  
| <br>  
| <br>
| <br>
|-
|-
|     Aoba (Ambae), Maewo, Pentecost<br>  
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Aoba (Ambae), Maewo, Pentecost<br>  
| Cyclades<br>  
| Cyclades<br>  
| <br>  
| <br>  
| Vanuatu<br>
| Vanuatu<br>
|-
|-
|     Espiritu Santo<br>  
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Espiritu Santo<br>  
| <br>  
| <br>  
| <br>  
| <br>  
| Vanuatu<br>
| Vanuatu<br>
|-
|-
|     Shepherd Islands<br>  
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Shepherd Islands<br>  
| <br>  
| <br>  
| <br>  
| <br>  
| Vanuatu<br>
| Vanuatu<br>
|-
|-
|         Tongariki<br>  
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Tongariki<br>  
| <br>  
| <br>  
| <br>  
| <br>  
| Shepherd Is.
| Shepherd Is.
|}
|}
<br>
 
|-
=== Micronesia  ===
|'''Micronesia'''
 
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|-
|-
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! bgcolor="#33ffff" align="center" | '''Affiliation'''
! bgcolor="#33ffff" align="center" | '''Affiliation'''
|-
|-
| [[Guam Genealogy|Guam]]<br>  
| [[Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands|Guam]]<br>  
| <br>  
| <br>  
| <br>  
| <br>  
| United States<br>
| United States<br>
|-
|-
| [[Kiribati Genealogy|'''Kiribati''']]<br>  
| [[Kiribati (Gilbert Islands)|'''Kiribati''']]<br>  
| Gilbert &amp; Ellice Islands<br>  
| Gilbert &amp; Ellice Islands<br>  
| <br>  
| <br>  
| <br>
| <br>
|-
|-
|     Banaba Island<br>  
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Banaba Island<br>  
| Ocean Island<br>  
| Ocean Island<br>  
| <br>  
| <br>  
| Kiribati<br>
| Kiribati<br>
|-
|-
|     Line Islands<br>  
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Line Islands<br>  
| American Islands<br>  
| American Islands<br>  
| Tabuaeran, Kiritimati<br>  
| Tabuaeran, Kiritimati<br>  
| Kiribati<br>
| Kiribati<br>
|-
|-
|         Kiritimati Island<br>  
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Kiritimati Island<br>  
| Christmas Island<br>  
| Christmas Island<br>  
| <br>  
| <br>  
| Line Islands<br>
| Line Islands<br>
|-
|-
|         Tabuaeran<br>  
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Tabuaeran<br>  
| Fanning Island<br>  
| Fanning Island<br>  
| <br>  
| <br>  
| Line Islands<br>
| Line Islands<br>
|-
|-
| [[Marshall Islands Genealogy|'''Marshall Islands''']]<br>  
| [[Marshall Islands|'''Marshall Islands''']]<br>  
| <br>  
| <br>  
| Aelon Kien Ad <br>  
| Aelon Kien Ad <br>  
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| <br>
| <br>
|-
|-
|     Caroline Islands<br>  
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Caroline Islands<br>  
| Ocean Islands<br>  
| Ocean Islands<br>  
| <br>  
| <br>  
| F.S. Micronesia<br>
| F.S.&nbsp; Micronesia<br>
|-
|-
|     Chuuk<br>  
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chuuk<br>  
| Truk<br>  
| Truk<br>  
| <br>  
| <br>  
| F.S. Micronesia<br>
| F.S.&nbsp; Micronesia<br>
|-
|-
|     Pohnpei<br>  
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pohnpei<br>  
| Ponape<br>  
| Ponape<br>  
| <br>  
| <br>  
| F.S. Micronesia<br>
| F.S.&nbsp; Micronesia<br>
|-
|-
| [[Nauru Genealogy|'''Nauru''']]<br>  
| [[Nauru|'''Nauru''']]<br>  
| Pleasant Island<br>  
| Pleasant Island<br>  
| <br>  
| <br>  
| <br>
| <br>
|-
|-
| [[Northern Mariana Islands Genealogy|Northern Mariana Islands]]<br>  
| [[Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands|Northern Mariana Islands]]<br>  
| Ladrone Islands<br>  
| Ladrone Islands<br>  
| <br>  
| <br>  
| United States<br>
| United States<br>
|-
|-
| [[Palau Genealogy|'''Palau''']]<br>  
| [[Palau|'''Palau''']]<br>  
| Belau<br>  
| Belau<br>  
| <br>  
| <br>  
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| United States<br>
| United States<br>
|}
|}
<br>
 
|-
=== Polynesia  ===
|'''Polynesia:'''
 
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{| width="650" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2" border="1" align="center"
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#33ffff" align="center" | '''Current Name'''  
! bgcolor="#33ffff" align="center" | '''Current name'''  
! bgcolor="#33ffff" align="center" | '''Formerly Known As'''  
! bgcolor="#33ffff" align="center" | '''Formerly known as'''  
! bgcolor="#33ffff" align="center" | '''Native Name'''  
! bgcolor="#33ffff" align="center" | '''Native name'''  
! bgcolor="#33ffff" align="center" | '''Affiliation'''
! bgcolor="#33ffff" align="center" | '''Affiliation'''
|-
|-
| '''[[American Samoa Genealogy|American Samoa]]'''
| [[Samoa (Western and American)|American Samoa]]<br>
|  
| <br>
|  
| <br>
| United States
| United States<br>
|-
|-
| '''[[Cook Islands Genealogy|Cook Islands]]'''
| [[Cook Islands (Includes Rarotonga)|Cook Islands]]<br>
|  
| <br>
|  
| <br>
| New Zealand
| New Zealand<br>
|-
|-
|     Puka Puka  
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Puka Puka<br>
| Danger Island  
| Danger Island<br>
|  
| <br>
| Cook Islands
| Cook Islands<br>
|-
|-
|     Rarotonga  
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Rarotonga<br>
| Maaroaro  
| Maaroaro<br>
| Puka  
| Puka<br>
| Cook Islands
| Cook Islands<br>
|-
|-
| [[Easter Island Genealogy|Easter Island]], Isla de Pascua  
| [[Easter Island Genealogy|Easter Island]], Isla de Pascua<br>
| Aku Aku  
| Aku Aku<br>
| Rapa Nui, Tepito te Henua  
| Rapa Nui, Tepito te Henua<br>
| Chile
| Chile<br>
|-
|-
| '''[[French Polynesia Genealogy|FRENCH POLYNESIA]]'''
| [[French Polynesia Genealogy|French Polynesia]]<br>
|  
| <br>
|  
| <br>
| '''France'''
| France<br>
|-
|-
|     ''Austral Islands''
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Austral Islands<br>
| Bass Islands
| Tubuai Is. &amp; Bass Is.<br>
| Tuhaa Pae
| <br>
| [[French Polynesia Genealogy|French Polynesia]]
| Fr. Polynesia<br>
|-
|-
|         Maria, Îles Maria  
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Maria, Îles Maria<br>
| Hull Island  
| Hull Island<br>
|  
| <br>
| Austral Islands
| Austral Islands<br>
|-
|-
|         Marotiri  
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Marotiri<br>
| Bass Rocks  
| Bass Rocks<br>
|  
| <br>
| Austral Islands
| Austral Islands<br>
|-
|-
|       Raivavae
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Rapa, Rapa Iti<br>
|
| Oparo<br>
|
| <br>
|Austral Islands
| Austral Islands<br>
|-
|-
|         Rapa, Rapa Iti
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Tubuai<br>
| Oparo
| <br>
|  
| Te Henua e Nana<br>
| Austral Islands
| Austral Islands<br>
|-
|-
|Rimatara
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Gambier Islands<br>
|
| Mangareva, Pearl Island<br>
|
| Mahu, Mataura, Taahueia<br>
|Austral Islands
| Fr. Polynesia<br>
|-
|-
|       Rurutu
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Akamaru<br>
|
| Wainright<br>
|
| <br>
|Austral Islands
| Gambier Islands<br>
|-
|-
|         Tubuai
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Aukena<br>
|  
| Elson<br>
| Towns: Mataura, Mahu, Taahueia
| <br>
| Austral Islands
| Gambier Islands<br>
|-
|-
|     ''Gambier Islands''
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Taravai<br>
| Mangareva, Pearl Island
| Belcher<br>
|  
| <br>
| [[French Polynesia Genealogy|French Polynesia]]
| Gambier Islands<br>
|-
|-
|         Akamaru
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Marquesas Islands<br>
| Wainright
| <br>
|  
| Makatea<br>
| Gambier Islands
| Fr. Polynesia<br>
|-
|-
|         Aukena
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Society Islands<br>
| Elson
| Tahiti<br>
|  
| Te Mau Fenua Matai<br>
| Gambier Islands
| Fr. Polynesia<br>
|-
|-
|         Taravai
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Leewqrd Islands, Îles Sous le Vent<br>
| Belcher
| <br>  
| <br>  
| Gambier Islands
| Tuha a Pae<br>
| Society Islands<br>
|-
|-
|     ''Marquesas Islands''
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Moorea<br>
|  
| Eimeo, or Aimeho<br>
| Te Henua e Nana
| <br>
| [[French Polynesia Genealogy|French Polynesia]]
| Society Islands<br>
|-
|-
|     ''Society Islands''
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Windward Islands, Îles du Vent<br>
|  
| <br>
|  
| Raro Matai<br>
| [[French Polynesia Genealogy|French Polynesia]]
| Society Islands<br>
|-
|-
|       ''Leeward Islands<br>''
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Tuomotus, Tuomotu Archipelago<br>  
|<br>
| Puamoto, Dangerous Ar.<br>  
|Raro Mata'i or Iles Sous-Le-Vent
| <br>
|Society Islands
| Fr. Polynesia<br>
|-
|-
|Winward Islands
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Anaa<br>
|
| Chain Island<br>
|Te Mau Fenua Mata'i or Iles du Vent
| <br>
|Society Islands
| Tuomotus<br>
|-
|-
|Moorea
| [[Hawaii|Hawaii]]<br>
|Eimeo, or Aimeho
| Sandwich Islands<br>
|
| Hava`i <br>
|Winward Islands
| United States<br>
|-
|-
|Tahiti
| [[New Zealand Genealogy|'''New Zealand''' (Maori)]]
|
|
|Winward Islands
|-
|    '' Tuamotu Archipelago''  
| Pa'umotu, Dangerous Ar.
| <br>  
| <br>  
| [[French Polynesia Genealogy|French Polynesia]]
| Aotearoa<br>
| <br>
|-
|-
|        Anaa
| [[Niue|'''Niue''']]<br>  
| Chain Island
| <br>
| Tuamotu Archipelago
|-
|Makatea
|
|
|Tuamotu Archipelago
|-
| [[Niue Genealogy|'''Niue''']]<br>  
| Savage Island<br>  
| Savage Island<br>  
| <br>  
| <br>  
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| Great Britain<br>
| Great Britain<br>
|-
|-
| [[Samoa Genealogy|'''Samoa''']]<br>  
| [[Samoa (Western and American)|'''Samoa''']]<br>  
| <br>  
| <br>  
| Hamoa (the Islands)<br>  
| Hamoa (the Islands)<br>  
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| New Zealand<br>
| New Zealand<br>
|-
|-
| [[Tonga Genealogy|'''Tonga''']]<br>  
| [[Tonga|'''Tonga''']]<br>  
| Friendly Islands<br>  
| Friendly Islands<br>  
| <br>  
| <br>  
| <br>
| <br>
|-
|-
| [[Tuvalu Genealogy|'''Tuvalu''']]<br>  
| [[Tuvalu (Ellice Islands)|'''Tuvalu''']]<br>  
| Ellice Islands<br>  
| Ellice Islands<br>  
| <br>  
| <br>  
| <br>
| <br>
|-
|-
| [[Wallis and Futuna Genealogy|Wallis and Futuna]]<br>  
| [[Wallis and Futuna Islands|Wallis and Futuna]]<br>  
| Îles de home<br>  
| Îles de home<br>  
| <br>  
| <br>  
| France<br>
| France<br>
|-
|-
|     Futuna<br>  
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Futuna<br>  
| Hoorn Islands<br>  
| Hoorn Islands<br>  
| <br>  
| <br>  
| Wallis &amp; Futuna<br>
| Wallis &amp; Futuna<br>
|-
|-
|     Wallis<br>  
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Wallis<br>  
| Uvea Islands<br>
| Uvea Islands<br>  
| <br>  
| <br>  
| Wallis &amp; Futuna<br>
| Wallis &amp; Futuna<br>
|}
|}
=== Research Help ===
*[[Pacific Island Guide to Family History Research|Pacific Island Guide to Family History Research]]


[[Category:Oceania]]
[[Category:Oceania]]
[[pt:Oceania]][[de:Ozeanien]]

Revision as of 17:18, 25 July 2015

(Pacific Islands)

Consists of the following countries and island groups:

MicronesiaMelanesiaPolynesiaPacific Map.png


Pacific Islands[edit | edit source]

Australia[edit | edit source]

Melanesia[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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
Tubuai Is. & Bass Is.

Fr. Polynesia
        Maria, Îles Maria
Hull Island

Austral Islands
        Marotiri
Bass Rocks

Austral Islands
        Rapa, Rapa Iti
Oparo

Austral Islands
        Tubuai

Te Henua e Nana
Austral Islands
    Gambier Islands
Mangareva, Pearl Island
Mahu, Mataura, Taahueia
Fr. Polynesia
        Akamaru
Wainright

Gambier Islands
        Aukena
Elson

Gambier Islands
        Taravai
Belcher

Gambier Islands
    Marquesas Islands

Makatea
Fr. Polynesia
    Society Islands
Tahiti
Te Mau Fenua Matai
Fr. Polynesia
        Leewqrd Islands, Îles Sous le Vent

Tuha a Pae
Society Islands
        Moorea
Eimeo, or Aimeho

Society Islands
        Windward Islands, Îles du Vent

Raro Matai
Society Islands
    Tuomotus, Tuomotu Archipelago
Puamoto, Dangerous Ar.

Fr. Polynesia
        Anaa
Chain Island

Tuomotus
Hawaii
Sandwich Islands
Hava`i
United States
New Zealand (Maori)
Aotearoa

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