Individual #Austronesia  islands of central and South Pacific (Indonesia and Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia)
  instance of:  archipelago
  member:  Austronesian
  part of:  Pacific_Ocean
  part:  Melanesia  the islands in the southwestern part of Oceania
     part:  Fiji_Islands__Fijis  a group of more than 800 islands (100 inhabited) in the southwestern Pacific; larger islands (Viti Levu and Vanua Levu) are of volcanic origin surrounded by coral reefs; smaller islands are coral
        part:  Viti_Levu  a volcanic island in the Fijis
        part:  Vanua_Levu  a volcanic island in the Fijis
        part:  Fiji__Republic_of_Fiji  an independent state within the British Commonwealth located on the Fiji Islands
           part:  Suva  the capital and largest city of Fiji (on Viti Levu island)
     part:  Bismarck_Archipelago  a group of islands in the southwestern Pacific northeast of New Guinea; part of Papua New Guinea
        part:  Admiralty_Islands  a group of islands in the Bismarck Archipelago
        part:  New_Britain  the largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago; part of Papua New Guinea
        part:  New_Ireland  an island in the Bismarck Archipelago; part of Papua New Guinea
     part:  New_Caledonia  an island east of Australia and north of New Zealand
     part:  Solomons__Solomon_Islands  the northernmost islands are part of Papua New Guinea; the remainder form an independent state within the British Commonwealth
        part:  Guadalcanal  a mountainous island; the largest of the Solomon Islands in the independent state that is a member of the British Commonwealth
        part:  Solomon_Islands  the southern Solomon Islands that since 1978 form an independent state in the British Commonwealth
           part:  Bougainville  the largest of the Solomon Islands; a province of Papua New Guinea
           part:  Honiara  national capital of Solomon Islands
     part:  Vanuatu__Republic_of_Vanuatu__New_Hebrides  a volcanic island republic in Melanesia; independent since 1980
        part:  Port_Vila__Vila__capital_of_Vanuatu  capital of Vanuatu
  part:  Micronesia  the islands in the northwestern part of Oceania
     part:  Federated_States_of_Micronesia__Micronesia__TT  a country scattered over Micronesia with a constitutional government in free association with the United States; achieved independence in 1986
        part:  Kolonia  capital of Micronesia
        part:  Mariana_Islands__Marianas__Ladrone_Islands  a chain of coral and volcanic islands in Micronesia halfway between New Guinea and Japan
           part:  Guam__GU  the largest and southernmost island in the Marianas; was ceded by Spain to the United States in 1898
           part:  Saipan.island__saipan  an island in the southern Mariana Islands that is the administrative center of the United States Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
              part:  Saipan  US forces captured the island from the Japanese in July 1944; it was an important air base until the end of World War II
        part:  Caroline_Islands  a long archipelago of more than 500 islands in Micronesia east of the Philippines
        part:  Marshall_Islands  a group of coral islands in eastern Micronesia
           part:  Republic_of_the_Marshall_Islands__Marshall_Islands  a republic (under United States protection) on the Marshall Islands
           part:  Eniwetok.atoll__eniwetok  an atoll in the Marshall islands; site of an amphibious assault in World War II; later used by the United States to test atomic bombs
           part:  Kwajalein.atoll__kwajalein  an atoll in the western Marshall Islands that was used as a Japanese air and naval base during World War II
              part:  Kwajalein  World War II (January 1944); American forces landed and captured a Japanese air base
        part:  Ellice_Islands__Tuvalu  a group of coral islands in Micronesia southwest of Hawaii
           part:  Tuvalu  a small island republic on the Tuvalu islands; formerly part of the British colony of Gilbert and Ellice Islands until it withdrew in 1975 and became independent of the United Kingdom in 1978
              part:  Funafuti  capital of Tuvalu
        part:  Kiribati__Republic_of_Kiribati  an island republic in the west central Pacific just south of the equator
           part:  Gilbert_Islands  a group of islands in Micronesia southwest of Hawaii; formerly part of the British colony of Gilbert and Ellice Islands until it became part of the Republic of Kiribati in 1979
              part:  Tarawa-Makin__Tarawa__Makin  battles in World War II in the Pacific (November 1943); US Marines took the islands from the Japanese after bitter fighting
           part:  Tarawa__Bairiki  national capital of Kiribati
        part:  Gilbert_and_Ellice_Islands  a former British colony in Micronesia
        part:  Nauru_Island__Nauru__Pleasant_Island  a small island in the central Pacific Ocean 2,800 miles southwest of Hawaii; in Micronesia west of the Gilbert Islands
           part:  Nauru__Republic_of_Nauru  an island republic on Nauru Island; phosphate exports support the economy
  part:  Polynesia  the islands in the eastern part of Oceania
     part:  French_Polynesia__French_Oceania  a French overseas territory in the South Pacific
        part:  Society_Islands  an island group of French Polynesia in the South Pacific east of Samoa
           part:  Tahiti  an island in the south Pacific; the most important island in French Polynesia; made famous by Robert Louis Stevenson and Paul Gauguin
              part:  Papeete  the capital of French Polynesia on the northwestern coast of Tahiti
        part:  Tuamotu_Archipelago__Paumotu_Archipelago__Low_Archipelago  a group of about 80 coral islands in French Polynesia
        part:  Tubuai_Islands__Austral_Islands  a chain of small islands in French Polynesia
        part:  Gambier_Islands  a group of islands in the south central Pacific; part of French Polynesia
        part:  Marquesas_Islands__Iles_Marquises  a group of volcanic islands in the south central Pacific; part of French Polynesia
     part:  Samoa  a group of volcanic islands in the South Pacific midway between Hawaii and Australia; its climate and scenery and Polynesian culture make it a popular tourist stop
        part:  Independent_State_of_Samoa__Samoa__Western_Samoa__Samoa_i_Sisifo  a constitutional monarchy on the western part of the islands of Samoa in the South Pacific
           part:  Apia__capital_of_Western_Samoa  the capital of Western Samoa
        part:  American_Samoa__Eastern_Samoa__AS  a United States territory on the eastern part of the island of Samoa
           part:  Pago_Pago__Pango_Pango  a port in American Samoa
     part:  Kingdom_of_Tonga__Tonga__Friendly_Islands  a monarchy on a Polynesian archipelago in the South Pacific; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1970
     part:  Hawaiian_Islands__Sandwich_Islands  a group of volcanic and coral islands in the central Pacific
        part:  Hawaii__Aloha_State__HI  a state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands
           part:  Haleakala_National_Park  a national park in Hawaii including a dormant volcano
           part:  Hawaii_Volcanoes_National_Park  a national park in Hawaii featuring active volcanoes
           part:  Hilo  a town in Hawaii on the island of Hawaii
        part:  Hawaii_Island__Hawaii  the largest and southernmost of the Hawaii islands; has several volcanic peaks
           part:  Hilo  a town in Hawaii on the island of Hawaii
           part:  Mauna_Kea  an active volcano on north central Hawaii Island; highest peak in the Hawaiian Islands
           part:  Mauna_Loa  an active volcano on south central Hawaii Island
        part:  Kahoolawe_Island__Kahoolawe  an island of south-central Hawaii
        part:  Kauai_Island__Kauai  an island of Hawaii northwest of Oahu
        part:  Lanai_Island__Lanai  an island of central Hawaii; a pineapple-growing area
        part:  Maui_Island__Maui  the second largest of the Hawaiian Islands
        part:  Molokai_Island__Molokai  an island of central Hawaii (between Maui and Oahu)
        part:  Nihau_Island__Nihau  the most northwestern Hawaiian island (beyond Kauai)
        part:  Oahu_Island__Oahu  an island of central Hawaii (between Molokai and Kauai); the chief island of the state
           part:  Honolulu__capital_of_Hawaii__Hawaiian_capital  the capital and largest city of Hawaii; on the island of Oahu
           part:  Waikiki  a well-known beach and resort area on Oahu Island southeast of Honolulu
           part:  Pearl_Harbor  a harbor on Oahu west of Honolulu; location of a United States naval base that was attacked by the Japanese on 7 Dec 1941
        part:  Midway_Islands  an atoll in the Hawaiian Islands some 1300 mile northwest of Honolulu; site of an important United States naval base
           part:  battle_of_Midway__Midway  naval battle of World War II (June 1942); land and carrier-based American planes decisively defeated a Japanese fleet on its way to invade the Midway Islands
  part:  Indonesia__Republic_of_Indonesia__Dutch_East_Indies  a republic in southeastern Asia on an archipelago including more than 13,000 islands; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1945; the principal oil producer in the Far East and Pacific regions
     part:  Java  an island in Indonesia south of Borneo; one of the world's most densely populated regions
        part:  Jakarta__Djakarta__capital_of_Indonesia  capital and largest city of Indonesia; located on the island of Java; founded by the Dutch in 17th century
        part:  Bandung  a city in Indonesia; located on western Java (southeast of Jakarta); a resort known for its climate
        part:  Semarang__Samarang  a port city is southern Indonesia; located in northern Java
     part:  Bali  an island in Indonesia east of Java; striking volcanic scenery; culture is known for elaborate dances and rituals and for handicrafts
     part:  Timor  an island in Indonesia in the Malay Archipelago; the largest and most eastern of the Lesser Sunda Islands
     part:  Sumatra  a mountainous island in western Indonesia
        part:  Medan  a city in Indonesia; located in northeastern Sumatra
     part:  Celebes__Sulawesi  a mountainous island in eastern Indonesia
     part:  Moluccas__Spice_Islands  a group of island in eastern Indonesia between Celebes and New Guinea; settled by the Portuguese but taken by the Dutch who made them the center for a spice monopoly, at which time they were known as Spice Islands
     part:  Indonesian_Borneo__Kalimantan  the part of Indonesia on the southern side of the island of Borneo
     part:  Krakatau__Krakatao__Krakatoa  a small volcanic island in Indonesia between Java and Sumatra; its violent eruption in 1883 was the greatest in recorded history

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