Childrens Illustrated World Atlas

Gulf of Papua

Solomon Sea

Bismarck Sea

Coral Sea

PACIFIC

OCEAN

New Guinea

New Britain

New Ireland

Bougainville Island

New Caledonia

Espiritu Santo

Erromango Tanna Aneityum

Efate

Epi

Ambrym

Pentecost

Maéwo

Malekula

Guadalcanal

San Cristobal Rennell

Malaita

Santa Isabel

Choiseul

Babeldaob

Pohnpei

Kosrae

Chuuk Islands

Rota

Yap

Funafuti Atoll Nukulaelae

Niulakita

Kadavu

Rotuma

Cikobia

Île Futuna

Île Uvea

Tongatapu 'Eua

Tofua

Vava‘u Group

Niuatoputapu

Nukufetau

Nui Atoll

Nanumaga

Niutao

Nanumea Atoll

Atafu Atoll

Fakaofo Atoll

Nukunonu Atoll

Viti

Levu

Vanua Levu

Savai‘i ‘Upolu Tutuila

Arorae

Nonouti

Tamana

Tarawa

Banaba

Nikunau

Beru

Abemama

Makin

Maloelap Atoll

Mili Atoll

Jaluit Atoll Ebon Atoll

Ailinglaplap Atoll

Namu Atoll

Ujelang Atoll

Enewetak Atoll

Bikini Atoll

Rongelap Atoll

Nikumaroro

Orona Manra

McKean Island

Birnie Island

Enderbury Island

Kanton

Malden Island

Starbuck Island

Kiritimati (Christmas Island)

Tabuaeran

Teraina

Vostok Island

Flint Island

Raiatea

Millennium Island

Manihiki

Rakahanga

Penrhyn

Rarotonga Mangaia

Marotiri

Palmerston

Takutea

Manuae

Tahiti

Maré

Lifou

Ouvéa

Ta'ū

D'Entrecasteaux

Islands

So lo mo n Is la n d s

Majuro Atoll

Tinian

Saipan

Kwajalein Atoll

Nuku Hiva

Hiva Oa Fatu Hiva

Takaroa

Fakarava

Tikehau

Makemo

Amanu

Ahunui

Tatakoto

Fangataufa

Marutea Tureia

Vanavana Rurutu Tubuai

Raevavae

Admiralty Islands

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Santa Cruz

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International Dateline
COOK ISLANDS
(to New Zealand)
FRENCH POLYNESIA
(to France)
NEW
CALEDONIA
(to France)
NIUE
(to New Zealand)
WALLIS &
FUTUNA
(to France)
AMERICAN
SAMOA
(to US)
TOKELAU
(to New Zealand)
GUAM
(to US)
NORTHERN
MARIANA
ISLANDS
(to US)
CORAL SEA
ISLANDS
(to Australia)
BAKER & HOWLAND
ISLANDS
(to US)
JARVIS ISLAND
(to US)
PALMYRA ATOLL
(to US)
KINGMAN
REEF
(to US)
INDONESIA
TONGA
FIJI
SAMOA
TUVALU
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
VANUATU
SOLOMON
ISLANDS
NAURU
KIRIBATI
PALAU
MICRONESIA
MARSHALL ISLANDS
KIRIBATI
KIRIBATI
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PORT-VILA

PORT MORESBY

MELEKEOK PALIKIR

BAIRIKI

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Tropic of Capricorn

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FOOD CROPS

Most Pacific Islanders live in small villages near

the sea. Inland areas are often mountainous,

making farming difficult. Instead, people grow

foods such as sweet potatoes, bananas, and

coconuts in lowland areas. As well as providing

milk, the coconut meat is used to produce copra,

a substance for making soap and cosmetics.

THE KINGDOM OF TONGA

Tonga is the only Pacific nation never

fully brought under foreign rule. Instead,

it is run in the traditional way by its

own king. All land is owned by

the royal family and is allotted

to households for their

use. Now, some young,

westernized Tongans

have started calling

for more democracy.

FAMILY LIFE

Many Pacific people live in

extended family groups. Recently,

however, some islanders have

migrated to countries such

as New Zealand and the

United States in order to

look for work.

OUTRIGGER CANOES

Transportation between many islands

has traditionally been by outrigger

canoes. Floats attached to the side

provide extra stability, particularly

useful for the fishermen who stand in

the boats to cast their nets.

Islanders netfishing in

an outrigger off the coast

of Ifalik, Micronesia

Cook Islands

family

The Royal Palace

in Tonga

Copra worker in Fiji

scooping coconut kernels

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