List of islands in the Pacific Ocean

This is a list of islands in the Pacific Ocean, collectively called the Pacific Islands. Three major groups of islands in the Pacific Ocean are Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia. Depending on the context, Pacific Islands may refer to countries and islands with common Austronesian origins, islands once or currently colonized, or Oceania. The indigenous inhabitants of the Pacific Islands are referred to as Pacific Islanders. This list is organized by archipelago or political unit. In order to keep this list of moderate size, links are given to more complete lists for countries with large numbers of small or uninhabited islands.
Name ambiguity[edit]
The umbrella term Pacific Islands has taken on several meanings.[1] Sometimes it is used to refer only to the islands defined as lying within Oceania.[2][3] More commonly, it is used to refer to the islands of the Pacific Ocean that were previously colonized by the British, French, Spaniards, Portuguese, Dutch, or Japanese, or by the United States. Examples include the Pitcairn Islands, Taiwan, and Borneo.[4]
List of the largest Pacific islands[edit]
Islands of the Pacific Ocean proper, with an area larger than 10,000 km2.
Pacific islands by region[edit]
Antarctica[edit]
Asia[edit]
North America[edit]
Oceania[edit]
- List of islands of Australia
- List of islands of Britain
- List of islands of Fiji
- List of islands of France, section Pacific Ocean
- List of islands of Hawaii
- List of islands of Kiribati
- List of islands of the Marshall Islands
- List of islands of New Zealand
- List of Islands of Papua New Guinea
- List of islands of the Solomon Islands
- List of islands of Tonga
- List of islands of Tuvalu
- List of islands of the United States, section Insular areas
- List of islands of Vanuatu
South America[edit]
By country[edit]
Canada[edit]
- List of islands of British Columbia (many islands)
- Haida Gwaii, some 400 islands near Alaska
- Graham Island, the main northern island
- Moresby Island, the main southern island
- Vancouver Island, Canada's largest Pacific island
- Gulf Islands, numerous islands off the southeast coast of V.I. near the U.S. San Juan Islands
- Haida Gwaii, some 400 islands near Alaska
Chile[edit]
China[edit]
Colombia[edit]
Cook Islands[edit]
- Aitutaki
- Atiu
- Pamati (Palmerston)
- Mangaia
- Manihiki (Humphrey)
- Manuae (Hervey)
- Mauke (Parry)
- Mitiaro
- Nassau
- Pukapuka (Danger)
- Rakahanga (Reirson)
- Rarotonga
- Suwarrow (Anchorage)
- Takutea
- Tongareva (Penrhyn)
Ecuador[edit]
Fiji[edit]
- Principal islands:
- Significant outliers:
- Archipelagos:
France[edit]
- Clipperton Island
- French Polynesia (Autonomous Overseas Territory of France)
- New Caledonia (France)
Japan[edit]
Kiribati[edit]
- Caroline Island
- Flint Island
- Gilbert Islands
- Line Islands
- Kiritimati/Christmas Island
- Malden Island
- Phoenix Islands
- Starbuck Island
- Tabuaeran/Fanning Island
- Teraina/Washington Island
- Vostok Island
Maldives[edit]
Marshall Islands[edit]
Mexico[edit]
Micronesia[edit]
Islands of Federated States of Micronesia
New Zealand[edit]
Palau[edit]
Papua New Guinea[edit]
- List of islands of Papua New Guinea
- New Guinea, eastern half
- Bismarck Archipelago
- Solomon Islands archipelago (northern part)
- Trobriand Islands
- Woodlark Island
- D'Entrecasteaux Islands
- Louisiade Archipelago
- Misima Island
- Tagula Island or Sudest Island
- Rossel Island
- Samarai
- Daru Island
- Kiwai Island
Russia[edit]
Samoa[edit]
Solomon Islands[edit]
Tonga[edit]
- List of islands in Tonga; in north to south order:
Tuvalu[edit]
United States[edit]
- Alaska (many islands)
- American Samoa (eastern part of the Samoa Islands
- Aunuu
- Ofu-Olosega
- Rose Atoll
- Swains Island (Olosenga, Olohega) (Disputed)
- Tau
- Tutuila
- List of islands of California
- Hawaiian Islands
- Marianas Islands
- List of islands of Oregon
- United States Minor Outlying Islands, eight small island groups between Hawaii and the Philippines
- List of islands of Washington state
Vanuatu[edit]
- List of islands of Vanuatu (some 83); north to south, approximately:
- Torres Islands
- Banks Islands
- Espiritu Santo
- Malakula
- Ambrym
- Paama
- Epi
- Shepherd Islands
- Efate, home of the national capital Port Vila
- Lelepa
- Erromango
- Tanna
Other islands[edit]
- Malay Archipelago of over 25,000 islands split amongst Indonesia, Eastern Malaysia and five other countries
- Line Islands
- Lord Howe Island (Australia)
- Norfolk Island (Australia)
- Nauru
- Niue (Savage Island)
- Philippines
- Pitcairn Islands (UK)
- Taiwan
- Tokelau
- three small atolls that are part of New Zealand
- Olohega (Swains island), administered by United States, disputed with New Zealand
- Torres Strait Islands (Australia)
- Hunter (claimed by France and Vanuatu)
- Matthew (claimed by France and Vanuatu)
- Wallis and Futuna (France)
- Willis Island (Australia)
- Auckland Islands
Eastern Pacific Islands:
Notes[edit]
- ^ William Collins Sons & Co Ltd (1983), Collins Atlas of the World (revised 1995 ed.), London W6 8JB: HarperCollins, ISBN 0-00-448227-1CS1 maint: location (link)
- ^ D'Arcy, Paul (March 2006). The People of the Sea: Environment, Identity, and History in Oceania. University Of Hawai'i Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-3297-1. Archived from the original on 2014-10-30. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
- ^ Rapaport, Moshe (April 2013). The Pacific Islands: Environment and Society, Revised Edition. University of Hawai'i Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-6584-9. JSTOR j.ctt6wqh08.
This is the only contemporary text on the Pacific Islands that covers both environment and sociocultural issues and will thus be indispensable for any serious student of the region. Unlike other reviews, it treats the entirety of Oceania (with the exception of Australia) and is well illustrated with numerous photos and maps, including a regional atlas.
– via JSTOR (subscription required) - ^ Wright, John K. (July 1942). "Pacific Islands". Geographical Review. 32 (3): 481–486. doi:10.2307/210391. JSTOR 210391. – via JSTOR (subscription required)