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The Pacific Region
The largest and deepest ocean with approximately 25,000 islands, most in the South Pacific. Seventeen independent nations are located in the Pacific: South Pacific Travel Australia Travel Fiji Japan Travel Kiribati Travel Marshall Islands Travel Micronesia Travel Nauru Travel New Zealand Travel Palau Travel Papua New Guinea Travel Philippines Travel Samoa Solomon Islands Travel Taiwan Travel Tonga Travel Tuvalu Travel Vanuatu Travel Also within the Pacific are the U.S. state of Hawaii and several island territories including American Samoa and Guam. The first European to see the Pacific was the Spanish explorer Balboa, on 25 September 1513. Early Explorer Magellan named it for its peaceful conditions he encountered when he traveled the Pacific Ocean. We made a Pacific Islands Photographic Map to try and put these islands in perspective. It is a huge water continent with islands often at great distances form each other. |
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