Table of Pacific Island Names
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| Current name | Formerly known as | Native name | Affiliation |
| Melanesia | |||
| Fiji |
Viti |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Federated States of Micronesia |
Caroline Islands |
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| Caroline Islands |
Ocean Islands |
F.S. Micronesia | |
| Chuuk |
Truk |
F.S. Micronesia | |
| Pohnpei |
Ponape |
F.S. Micronesia | |
| Nauru |
Pleasant Island |
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| 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 |
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| Niue |
Savage Island |
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| Pitcairn Islands |
Great Britain | ||
| Samoa |
Hamoa (the Islands) |
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| Tokelau |
Union Islands |
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 | |
