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PACIFIC
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New
Caledonia
Santa Cruz
Islands
Viti
Levu
Vanua Levu
Nauru
Efate
Malekula
Espiritu
Santo
Vava‘u
Group
Tongatapu
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Rarotonga
Penrhyn
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Manihiki
Millennium
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Kiritimati
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Tahiti
Phoenix
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Southern Cook
Islands
Northern Cook
Islands
North Cape
South Island
North
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Îles Gambier
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Marquesas
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Hawaiian
Islands
(U.S.)
NAURU
Pitcairn
Islands
(U.K.)
French
Polynesia
(France)
Niue
(New Zealand)
Cook
Islands
(New Zealand)
Wallis & Futuna
(France)
American
Samoa
(U.S.)
Tokelau
(New Zealand)
New Caledonia
(France)
Auckland
Christchurch
Dunedin
Invercargill
WELLINGTON
PORT VILA
SUVA
NUKU‘ALOFA
APIA
FONGAFALE
BAIRIKI
ALOFI
PAGO
PAGO
NOUMÉA AVARUA
PAPEETE
MAJURO
NEW
ZEALAND
FIJI
TONGA
SAMOA
TUVALU
KIRIBATI
SOLOMON
ISLANDS
MARSHALL
ISLANDS
VANUATU
People and Places^273
PALAU
Capital city: Koror
MICRONESIA
Capital city: Palikir
(Pohnpei Island)
MARSHALL ISLANDS
Capital city: Majuro
NAURU
Capital city:
No official capital
KIRIBATI
Capital city: Bairiki
(Tarawa Atoll)
MELANESIA
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Capital city: Port Moresby
SOLOMON ISLANDS
Capital city: Honiara
VANUATU
Capital city: Port Vila
FIJI
Capital city: Suva
POLYNESIA
TUVALU
Capital city: Fongafale
(Funafuti Atoll)
SAMOA
Capital city: Apia
TONGA
Capital city: Nuku’alofa
1 TROPICAL ISLAND, TONGA
Thousands of tiny tropical islands lie in the Pacific Ocean, circled by
the coral reefs that grow off-shore. Many islands are covered in
coconut trees that thrive throughout the region in spite of the poor
soil and a lack of fresh water. Their fruits provide islanders with
food and coconut milk, and husks to make rope and matting.
FIND OUT MORE. Australia 425 • Habitats 82–84 • Islands 42 • New Zealand 425 • Volcanoes 44
SOUTH ISLAND,
NEW ZEALAND 3
This lush, empty landscape is
typical of the northern tip of
New Zealand’s South Island. The
country as a whole is sparsely
populated and its unspoilt
scenery attracts many tourists.
MICRONESIA
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