Micronesia


 
 
Micronesia

Micronesia (from the Greek words μικρόν = small and νησί = island) is the name of a region in the Pacific Ocean. The Philippines lie to the west, Indonesia to the south west, Papua New Guinea and Melanesia to the south, and Polynesia to the south-east and east.

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This region of Oceania consists of many hundreds of small islands spread over a large region of the western Pacific.

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The term "Micronesia" was first proposed to distinguish the region in 1831 by Jules Dumont d'Urville; before this the term "Polynesia" was in use to generally describe the islands of the Pacific.


 

Greek: The noun Greek refers to:...

Pacific Ocean: :For other meanings of Pacific, see Pacific (disambiguation)....

Philippines: The Republic of the Philippines (Filipino: Republika ng Pilipinas), or the Philippines (Filipino: Pilipinas), is a nation in Southeast Asia. It lies 1,210 km (750 mi) away from mainland Asia and consists of 7,107 islands that form part of the Malay Archipelago....


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Introduction
Geography and History
Languages
See also
References
External links
 
FR: Micronésie (région)


 

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