Svensk definition
Samlingsnamn för öar i Stilla havet öster om Filippinerna, inklusive Marianerna, Palau, Carolineatollen, Marshallöarna och Kiribati.
Micronesia
Mikronesien
Engelsk definition
The collective name for islands of the Pacific Ocean east of the Philippines, including the Mariana, PALAU, Caroline, Marshall, and Kiribati Islands. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p761 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p350)
Svenska synonymer
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Engelska synonymer
Mariana Islands — Marshall Islands — Nauru — Pacific Islands (Trust Territory) — Tuvalu — Ellice Islands — Caroline Islands — Micronesia, Federated States of — Johnston Island — Northern Mariana Islands