Pacific Neighbors: The Islands of Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia

American Samoa Australia beachcombers became Britain British Caledonia canoe chiefs Chuuk colony Cook Islands copra coral surrounding country sells crops culture developed dried coconut meat ECONOMY AND RESOURCES Europeans exports farm and fish Fiji Fijians France French Polynesia Futuna governed or controlled Guam Hawaiʻi important island group island or country island that begins Japan Japanese Kilometers Kiribati Kosrae land mass rises lava long legislature live low island Marshall Islands Melanesians Micronesia missionaries Nauru navigator Niue Northern Marianas ocean outer islands Pacific islands Pago Palau Papua New Guinea phosphate Photo courtesy Pitcairn plants Pohnpei POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT Polynesian pouring out lava problems raised coral island Rapa Nui reef islands ships South spends money square miles surrounding a lagoon Tahiti Today Tokelau Tonga took tourists trade Trust Territory Tuvalu typhoon United Vanuatu villages volcanic island volcano keeps pouring Western Samoa whales World Zealand