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| Current name | Formerly known as | Native name | Affiliation |
| Melanesia | |||
| Fiji |
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Viti |
|
| New Caledonia, Nouvelle-Calédonie |
Kanaky, Caillou |
|
France |
| Papua New Guinea |
|
|
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| Solomon Islands |
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| Vanuatu | New Hebrides | |
|
| Aoba (Ambae), Maewo, Pentecost |
Cyclades |
|
Vanuatu |
| Espiritu Santo |
|
|
Vanuatu |
| Shepherd Islands |
|
|
Vanuatu |
| Tongariki |
|
|
Shepherd Is. |
| Micronesia | |||
| Guam |
|
|
United States |
| Kiribati |
Gilbert & Ellice Islands |
|
|
| Banaba Island |
Ocean Island |
|
Kiribati |
| Line Islands |
American Islands |
Tabuaeran, Kiritimati |
Kiribati |
| Kiritimati Island |
Christmas Island |
|
Line Islands |
| Tabuaeran |
Fanning Island |
|
Line Islands |
| Marshall Islands |
|
Aelon Kien Ad |
|
| Federated States of Micronesia |
Caroline Islands |
|
|
| Caroline Islands |
Ocean Islands |
|
F.S. Micronesia |
| Chuuk |
Truk |
|
F.S. Micronesia |
| Pohnpei |
Ponape |
|
F.S. Micronesia |
| Nauru |
Pleasant Island |
|
|
| Northern Mariana Islands |
Ladrone Islands |
|
United States |
| Palau |
Belau |
|
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| Wake Island |
|
|
United States |
| Polynesia | |||
| American Samoa |
|
|
United States |
| Cook Islands |
|
|
New Zealand |
| Puka Puka |
Danger Island |
|
Cook Islands |
| Rarotonga |
Maaroaro |
Puka |
Cook Islands |
| Easter Island, Isla de Pascua |
Aku Aku |
Rapa Nui, Tepito te Henua |
Chile |
| French Polynesia |
|
|
France |
| Austral Islands |
Tubuai Is. & Bass Is. |
|
Fr. Polynesia |
| Maria, Îles Maria |
Hull Island |
|
Austral Islands |
| Marotiri |
Bass Rocks |
|
Austral Islands |
| Rapa, Rapa Iti |
Oparo |
|
Austral Islands |
| Tubuai |
|
Te Henua e Nana |
Austral Islands |
| Gambier Islands |
Mangareva, Pearl Island |
Mahu, Mataura, Taahueia |
Fr. Polynesia |
| Akamaru |
Wainright |
|
Gambier Islands |
| Aukena |
Elson |
|
Gambier Islands |
| Taravai |
Belcher |
|
Gambier Islands |
| Marquesas Islands |
|
Makatea |
Fr. Polynesia |
| Society Islands |
Tahiti |
Te Mau Fenua Matai |
Fr. Polynesia |
| Leewqrd Islands, Îles Sous le Vent |
|
Tuha a Pae |
Society Islands |
| Moorea |
Eimeo, or Aimeho |
|
Society Islands |
| Windward Islands, Îles du Vent |
|
Raro Matai |
Society Islands |
| Tuomotus, Tuomotu Archipelago |
Puamoto, Dangerous Ar. |
|
Fr. Polynesia |
| Anaa |
Chain Island |
|
Tuomotus |
| Hawaii |
Sandwich Islands |
Hava`i |
United States |
| New Zealand (Maori) | |
Aotearoa |
|
| Niue |
Savage Island |
|
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| Pitcairn Islands |
|
|
Great Britain |
| Samoa |
|
Hamoa (the Islands) |
|
| Tokelau |
Union Islands |
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New Zealand |
| Tonga |
Friendly Islands |
|
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| Tuvalu |
Ellice Islands |
|
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| Wallis and Futuna |
Îles de home |
|
France |
| Futuna |
Hoorn Islands |
|
Wallis & Futuna |
| Wallis |
Uvea Islands |
|
Wallis & Futuna |
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